Delta prawn (Palaemon longirostris)

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Palaemon longirostris

H. Milne Edwards, 1837

Delta prawn

Also known as: estuarine prawn, estuarine shrimp

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About

Max size

7.7 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Palaemonidae

Where to find it

rare

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Spotted Cleaner Shrimp (Periclimenes yucatanicus)

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Squat Urchin Shrimp (Gnathophylloides mineri)

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