Common Prawn (Palaemon serratus)

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Palaemon serratus

(Pennant, 1777)

Common Prawn

Also known as: Rode Steurgarnaal

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Taxonomy

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Palaemonidae

Where to find it

common

Netherlands

rare

Tunisia

Other species in Palaemonidae

Gnathophyllum americanum

Gnathophyllum americanum

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Palaemon macrodactylus

Palaemon macrodactylus

Oriental Grass Shrimp

Urocaris longicaudata

Urocaris longicaudata

Longtail Grass Shrimp

Brachycarpus biunguiculatus

Brachycarpus biunguiculatus

Twoclaw Shrimp

Typton spongicola

Typton spongicola

Periclimenes yucatanicus

Periclimenes yucatanicus

Spotted Cleaner Shrimp

Gnathophylloides mineri

Gnathophylloides mineri

Squat Urchin Shrimp

Palaemon elegans

Palaemon elegans

Grass Prawn

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