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warrior shrimp

Sclerocrangon ferox

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Overview

A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.

The warrior shrimp faces severe population decline primarily due to deep-sea trawling activities that destroy its benthic habitat and directly remove individuals from breeding populations. Climate change-induced ocean warming and acidification are altering the cold-water conditions essential for this species' survival, while pollution from industrial activities and shipping routes contaminate its deep marine environment. The species' restricted range and slow reproductive rate make recovery particularly challenging once populations are depleted.

Threat summary

Habitat

The warrior shrimp inhabits deep marine waters along continental slopes and abyssal plains, typically found at depths between 200-2000 meters in cold, high-pressure environments. It occupies soft sediment substrates where it burrows and forages among benthic communities in the North Atlantic and adjacent deep-sea regions.

MARINE· major

Threatened in Canada

Calidris ferrugineaVU

Calidris ferruginea

Declining
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Nymphaea loriana

Declining
Coregonus huntsmaniCR

Coregonus huntsmani

Unknown
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Lake Lamprey

Entosphenus macrostoma

Unknown

Frequently asked questions

Why is warrior shrimp classified as Endangered?
warrior shrimp is classified as Endangered — facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild — because population numbers are declining steeply and key habitats are under sustained pressure. The warrior shrimp faces severe population decline primarily due to deep-sea trawling activities that destroy its benthic habitat and directly remove individuals from breeding populations. Climate change-induced ocean warming and acidification are altering the cold-water conditions essential for this species' survival, while pollution from industrial activities and shipping routes contaminate its deep marine environment. The species' restricted range and slow reproductive rate make recovery particularly challenging once populations are depleted.
Where does warrior shrimp live?
warrior shrimp occurs in Canada, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Russia (plus 3 other countries). Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to warrior shrimp?
The main threats to warrior shrimp are ai-1, ai-2, ai-3, and ai-4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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