coonstripe shrimp noun2 •Pandalus hypsinotus, a shrimp found in the northern Pacific Ocean. •Any of several related shrimp in the genus Pandalus, especially P. danae and P. goniurus.Kirk isn’t kidding when he calls them pygmie lobsters, these fellas are big, way bigger even than the coonstripe shrimp! — 2024 formscoonstripe shrimps