Ocean (Smooth) Pink Shrimp

Ocean pink shrimp are almost identical in size and coloration to the northern (rough) pink shrimp, but the spine is absent from the third tail segment.
Commercial shrimpers off the Washington coast harvest large numbers of this species.
Ocean pinks are also found in southern Puget Sound, through they are occasionally captured in northern Puget Sound too.

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Northern (Rough) Pink Shrimp

The northern pink shrimp is less than six inches (15 cm) long, smaller
than the spot shrimp and the sidestripe shrimp.
It can be distinguished
from ocean pink shrimp by a small spine on the top of the third tail segment.
Northern pink shrimp are found primarily in the San Juan Islands,
Strait of Juan de Fuca, and in northern Puget Sound.

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Spot Shrimp

Spot shrimp have a deep pink/red or pink/orange body with white lines on the head and two pairs of white spots on the tail end.
Spot shrimp are the largest shrimp in Puget Sound, and may reach a length of more than nine inches (23 cm), excluding the antennae.
Spot shrimp are most common in Hood Canal, the San Juan Islands, and northern and central Puget Sound.
This is one of the most important shrimp species for both sport and commercial harvesters.

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Sidestripe Shrimp

The sidestripe shrimp is reddish-orange in color with rows of white bars on its head and tail. Another key feature is its long antennae, which are approximately 1.5 times the length of the body.
The sidestripe is second to the spot shrimp in size, and may reach a length of more than eight inches (20cm).
It is found in southern Puget Sound, Hood Canal,and the San Juan Islands, but rarely enters shrimp traps.

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Humpy (Coonstripe) Shrimp

The humpy is similar in appearance to the dock shrimp, except the stripes
of the humpy are red to orange in color (compare to brown in the dock shrimp).
This is a small shrimp, not exceeding three inches (7.5 cm) in length, excluding the antennae. Another key for identification is the third tail segment, which is enlarged, causing a definite humpback appearance.
The spines do not extend to the outer half of the snout (rostrum). Humpies are occasionally captured near the San Juan Islands.

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