Both pink and humpy shrimp are usually marketed as cocktail or salad shrimp. Coonstripe shrimp can be found from the Bering Sea to the Strait of Juan de Fuca while sidestripes range from the Bering Sea to Oregon. Ranging from Unalaska Island to San Diego, this species is highly valued by commercial pot fishers and subsistence users alike. Most of the catch from the sidestripe, coonstripe, and spot fisheries is sold fresh in both local and foreign markets. The body is generally slender and there are five pairs of swimmerets located on the underside of the abdomen.
Pinks exhibit uniform coloration from light to reddish pink.
Midway down the back is a pinched area or hump which further distinguishes the humpies from pinks. Pinks and humpies are the smallest of the commercial pandalids. Coonstripes are very robust, have large heads, and have a series of dark bands on both legs and body. The sidestripe is relatively slender with characteristic long antennules. A light pink in color, sidestripes earn their title by the presence of white bands that run the length of the abdomen.