Eualus cranchii is a species of broken-backed shrimp in the family Thoridae. It is named for John Cranch (1785–1816).
Description A prawn/shrimp of up to in length for males, and in length for females.
It can be distinguished from other Eualus by: the carpus of the second pereiopod is in six segments the mandibular palp is absent There are epipods on the first two pereiopodsHandbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe. (1995:414). Japan: OUP Oxford.
Habitat Eualus cranchii is found in shallow waters throughout the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
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