You probably looked it up a long time ago, but for any future readers: They’re different groups of species. Both are soft-shelled crustaceans, but that’s where the similarity ends.
Any morphological similarities are probably down to converging evolution.
Ha… actually, I didn’t look it up at all. According to Wikipedia, you’re right, but ‘shrimp’ is the common name for a lot of things that get called ‘prawns’ outside of the US.
You probably looked it up a long time ago, but for any future readers: They’re different groups of species. Both are soft-shelled crustaceans, but that’s where the similarity ends.
Any morphological similarities are probably down to converging evolution.
Ha… actually, I didn’t look it up at all. According to Wikipedia, you’re right, but ‘shrimp’ is the common name for a lot of things that get called ‘prawns’ outside of the US.