Five species of shrimp re harvested on the U.S. Pacific coast for commercial use.  The most common is the Side-striped shrimp (Pandalopsus dispar) which can grow to a length of ten inches, two species of pink shrimp (Pandalopsus borealis) and (Pandalopsus jordoni) which are harvested as far north as the Aleutians.

The prawns of the west coast the Coon-stripe shrimp (Pandalopsus danae) and the Spot shrimp are slightly smaller than the Side-striped shrimp which is also a west coast prawn.