Invertebrateverified

Palaemon elegans

Rathke, 1836

Grass Prawn

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

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Taxonomy

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Palaemonidae

Where to find it

common

Netherlands

occasional

Montenegro

rare

Tunisia

Other species in Palaemonidae

Gnathophyllum americanum

Bumblebee Shrimp

Palaemon macrodactylus

Oriental Grass Shrimp

Urocaris longicaudata

Longtail Grass Shrimp

Brachycarpus biunguiculatus

Twoclaw Shrimp

Typton spongicola

Periclimenes yucatanicus

Spotted Cleaner Shrimp

Gnathophylloides mineri

Squat Urchin Shrimp

Pseudopontonides principis