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Ambon Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis
Rockpool Prawn
Palaemon elegans
- Found in
- 55 regions
How to recognise it
- Colours
- transparentbrowngreenred
- Body shape
- Elongated
- Family
- Palaemonidae
Palaemon elegans sometimes known by the common name rockpool shrimp, is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. It is native to the eastern North Atlantic (including Macaronesia), the Baltic, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, and introduced in the Caspian and Aral seas. It is similar to three other members of the genus Palaemon: Palaemon serratus, Palaemon longirostris and Palaemon adspersus, and has displaced or replaced populations of Palaemon adspersus in some locations. It is considered an invasive species in parts of the United States.
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Questions
Is Rockpool Prawn dangerous?
Rockpool Prawn has no known danger to humans. However, always observe marine life responsibly.
