Prawns go through three larval stages, the nauplius, zoea, and mysis. After this, they go through an intermediate phase called postlarvae, at which time they look pretty much like small adults and begin settling to the sea bottom.
A shrimp goes through several stages before it becomes an adult, each step has its own name as follows..... egg > nauplii > zoeae > myses > postlarvae > shrimp. This process takes about twelve days, more details can be found on the related link, under life cycle.
Bonnie Eldred has written: 'Studies of juvenile spiny lobsters, Panulirus argus, in Biscayne Bay, Florida' -- subject(s): Decapoda (Crustacea) 'A report on the shrimps (Penacidae) collected from the Tortugas controlled area' -- subject(s): Penaeidae, Shrimps 'Seasonal distribution of penaeid larvae and postlarvae of the Tampa Bay area, Florida' -- subject(s): Penaeidae, Crustacea
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The common species of crayfish (crawfish) live about 2 or 3 years, but individuals may live to be as old as 8 years. Some rare species can live as long as 20 years.After reaching 2 years of age, they have usually grown fairly large and have difficulty creating larger shells beyond a certain size. Each new molting makes them more vulnerable to predators.