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Grass Prawn (Palaemon elegans)
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Palaemon elegans

Rathke, 1836

Grass Prawn

Also known as: Gewone Steurgarnaal, Rockpool Prawn, Rockpool Shrimp

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About

Max size

6.3 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Palaemonidae

Where to find it

Other species in Palaemonidae

East Asian river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense)

Macrobrachium nipponense

East Asian river prawn

Bumblebee Shrimp (Gnathophyllum americanum)

Gnathophyllum americanum

Bumblebee Shrimp

Oriental Grass Shrimp (Palaemon macrodactylus)

Palaemon macrodactylus

Oriental Grass Shrimp

Longtail Grass Shrimp (Urocaris longicaudata)

Urocaris longicaudata

Longtail Grass Shrimp

Twoclaw Shrimp (Brachycarpus biunguiculatus)

Brachycarpus biunguiculatus

Twoclaw Shrimp

Typton spongicola

Typton spongicola

Spotted Cleaner Shrimp (Periclimenes yucatanicus)

Periclimenes yucatanicus

Spotted Cleaner Shrimp

Delta prawn (Palaemon longirostris)

Palaemon longirostris

Delta prawn

Image: © Katerina Kalogerini (CC-BY) · iNaturalist (CC-BY) · source