Connector and connector pair

A connector comprising:

• a connector main body;
• a plurality of terminals attached to the connector main body;
• and
• a shielding member surrounding the connector main body, the connector mating with a mating connector, wherein the terminals are arranged to form rows extending in a longitudinal direction of the connector, the shielding member includes a fixing part, a shielding plate, and a joint part, the fixing part integrally connects and fixes the shielding member to the connector main body with no gap in between, in vicinity of both ends of the connector main body in the longitudinal direction, the shielding plate is disposed on outer side of the connector main body in a width direction, in a range at least corresponding to the rows of the terminals, in the longitudinal direction of the connector, with a side space provided in between, and the joint part connects the shielding plate to the connector main body across the side space in the range corresponding to the rows of the terminals.