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Family: Palaemonidae palaemonid shrimps



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Macrobrachium kistnense
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Macrobrachium kiukianense
[]
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Macrobrachium lamarrei
[Kuncho river prawn]
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Macrobrachium lanceifrons
[Philippine river prawn]
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Macrobrachium lanchesteri
[Riceland prawn]

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Oceania Inland Water

Macrobrachium lar (Fabricius, 1798)

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Macrobrachium lar
[Monkey river prawn]
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Macrobrachium latidactylus
[Scissor river prawn]
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Macrobrachium latimanus
[Mountain river prawn]
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Macrobrachium lepidactyloides
[Malayam scale prawn]
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Macrobrachium lepidactylus
[Madagascar scale prawn]
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Macrobrachium longidigitum
[]
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Macrobrachium lorentzi
[]
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Macrobrachium lujae
[]
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Max. Length 7.8 cm TL
 
Macrobrachium macrobrachion
[Brackish river prawn]
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Macrobrachium maculatum
[]
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Macrobrachium malayanum
[Greybeard river prawn]
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Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
 
Macrobrachium malcolmsonii
[Monsoon river prawn]
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Macrobrachium mammillodactylus
[Knobtooth prawn]
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Macrobrachium manipurense
[]
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Macrobrachium meridionalis
[]
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Macrobrachium michoacanus
[]
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Macrobrachium microps
[]
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Macrobrachium mieni
[]
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Macrobrachium minutum
[]

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Asia - Inland waters

Macrobrachium mirabile (Kemp, 1917)

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Macrobrachium mirabile
[Shortleg river prawn]
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Macrobrachium moorei
[]
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Macrobrachium naso
[]
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Macrobrachium nattereri
[]
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Macrobrachium natulorum
[]
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Macrobrachium nepalense
[]
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Macrobrachium niloticum
[]
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Macrobrachium niphanae
[]
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Macrobrachium nipponense
[Oriental river prawn]
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Macrobrachium nobilii
[]
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Macrobrachium novaehollandiae
[]
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Macrobrachium obtusifrons
[]
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Macrobrachium occidentale
[Western river prawn]
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Macrobrachium oenone
[]
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Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Macrobrachium ohione
[Ohio shrimp]
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Macrobrachium olfersii
[Bristled river shrimp]
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Macrobrachium palaemonoides
[]
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Macrobrachium panamense
[]
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Macrobrachium patsa
[Patsa river prawn]
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Macrobrachium pectinatum
[]
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Macrobrachium peguense
[]
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Macrobrachium petersii
[]
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Macrobrachium petiti
[]
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Macrobrachium petronioi
[]
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Macrobrachium pilimanus
[Muff prawn]
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Macrobrachium pinguis
[]
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Macrobrachium placidulum
[]
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Macrobrachium placidum
[]
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Macrobrachium platycheles
[]
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Macrobrachium poeti
[]
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Macrobrachium potiuna
[]
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Macrobrachium praecox
[]
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Macrobrachium pumilum
[]
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Macrobrachium purpureamanus
[]
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Macrobrachium quelchi
[]
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Macrobrachium raridens
[Volta river prawn]
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Macrobrachium rathbunae
[Shortfinger river shrimp]
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Macrobrachium reyesi
[]
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Macrobrachium rhodochir
[]
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Macrobrachium rodriguezi
[]
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Macrobrachium rogersi
[]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879)

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Macrobrachium rosenbergii
[Giant river prawn]
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Macrobrachium rude
[Hairy river prawn]
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Macrobrachium sankollii
[]
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Macrobrachium scabriculum
[Goda river prawn]
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Macrobrachium scorteccii
[]
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Macrobrachium shaoi
[]
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Macrobrachium shokitai
[]
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Macrobrachium sintangense
[Sunda river prawn]
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Macrobrachium sirindhorn
[]
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Macrobrachium siwalikense
[]
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Macrobrachium sollaudii
[]
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Macrobrachium srilankense
[]
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Macrobrachium sulcicarpale
[]
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Macrobrachium superbum
[]
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Macrobrachium surinamicum
[Suriname river prawn]
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Macrobrachium tenellum
[Longarm river prawn]
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Macrobrachium therezieni
[]
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Macrobrachium thysi
[]
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Macrobrachium tiwarii
[]
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Macrobrachium tolmerum
[]
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Macrobrachium transandicum
[]
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Macrobrachium trompii
[Forest river prawn]
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Macrobrachium tuxlaense
[]
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Macrobrachium unikarnatakae
[]
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Macrobrachium veliense
[]
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Macrobrachium venustum
[]
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Macrobrachium vicconi
[]
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Macrobrachium vietnamense
[]
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Macrobrachium villalobosi
[]
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Macrobrachium villosimanus
[Dimua river prawn]
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Max. Length 18.2 cm TL
 
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii
[African river prawn]
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Macrobrachium wannanense
[]
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Macrobrachium weberi
[]
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Macrobrachium yeti
[]
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Macrobrachium yui
[]
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Macrobrachium zariquieyi
[]
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Madangella altirostris
[]
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Manipontonia persiana
[]
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Mesopontonia brevicarpus
[]
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Mesopontonia gorgoniophila
[]
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Mesopontonia gracilicarpus
[]
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Mesopontonia kimwoni
[]
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Mesopontonia monodactylus
[]
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Metapontonia fungiacola
[]
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Metapotonia fungiacola
[]
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Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
 
Nematopalaemon hastatus
[Estuarine prawn]
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Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Nematopalaemon schmitti
[Whitebelly prawn]

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Indo-West Pacific

Nematopalaemon tenuipes (Henderson, 1893)

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Nematopalaemon tenuipes
[Spider prawn]
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Neoanchistus cardiodytes
[]
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Neoanchistus nasalis
[]
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Neopontonides beaufortensis
[Seawhip shrimp]

Photo by Cox, Carol

Western Atlantic

Neopontonides chacei Heard, 1986

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Neopontonides chacei
[]
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Neopontonides dentiger
[]
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Neopontonides henryvonprahli
[]
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Notopontonia platycheles
[]
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Odontonia bagginsi
[]
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Odontonia compacta
[]
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Odontonia katoi
[]
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Odontonia plurellicola
[]
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Odontonia simplicipes
[]
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Onycocaridella inermis
[]
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Onycocaridella maxima
[]
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Onycocaridella monodoa
[]
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Onycocaridella prima
[]
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Onycocaridella robusta
[]
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Onycocaridella stenolepis
[]
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Onycocaridites anomodactylus
[]
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Onycocaris amakusensis
[]
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Onycocaris aualitica
[]
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Onycocaris callyspongiae
[]
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Onycocaris furculata
[]
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Onycocaris longirostris
[]
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Onycocaris maui
[]
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Onycocaris oligodentata
[]
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Onycocaris profunda
[]
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Onycocaris quadratophthalma
[]
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Onycocaris seychellensis
[]
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Onycocaris spinosa
[]
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Onycocaris trullata
[]
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Onycocaris zanzibarica
[]
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Opaepupu huna
[]
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Orthopontonia ornata
[]

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Northeast Atlantic and th
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837

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Palaemon adspersus
[Baltic prawn]
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Palaemon affinis
[]

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Indo-Pacific.

Palaemon concinnus Dana, 1852

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Palaemon concinnus
[Mangrove prawn]
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Palaemon debilis
[Feeble shrimp]

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Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Palaemon elegans Rathke, 1837

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Palaemon elegans
[Rockpool prawn]
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Palaemon floridanus
[Florida grass shrimp]
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Palaemon gladiator
[]
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Palaemon gracilis
[]
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Palaemon gravieri
[Chinese ditch prawn]
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Palaemon hancocki
[]
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Palaemon khori
[]

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Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Palaemon longirostris Milne-Edwards, 1837

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Palaemon longirostris
[Delta prawn]
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Max. Length 7.3 cm TL
 
Palaemon macrodactylus
[Oriental shrimp]
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Max. Length 4.3 cm TL
 
Palaemon maculatus
[Zaire prawn]
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Palaemon modestus
[Siberian prawn]
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Palaemon northropi
[Crossbanded grass shrimp]
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Palaemon ortmanni
[Gladiator prawn]
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Palaemon pacificus
[Pacific grass shrimp]
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Palaemon paucidens
[Lake prawn]
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Palaemon ritteri
[Barred grass shrimp]
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Palaemon semmelinkii
[]

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Eastern Atlantic, the Med
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Palaemon serratus (Pennant, 1777)

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Palaemon serratus
[Common prawn]
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Palaemon serrifer
[Carpenter prawn]
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Palaemon sewelli
[]

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Indo-Pacific

Palaemon styliferus Milne-Edwards, 1840

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Palaemon styliferus
[Roshna prawn]
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Palaemon tenuidactylus
[]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Palaemon xiphias Risso, 1816

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Palaemon xiphias
[Posidonia prawn]
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Palaemonella asymmetrica
[]
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Palaemonella atlantica
[]
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Palaemonella burnsi
[Maui anchialine shrimp]
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Palaemonella crosnieri
[]
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Palaemonella disalvoi
[]
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Palaemonella dolichodactylus
[]
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Palaemonella hachijo
[]
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Palaemonella holmesi
[Southern algae shrimp]
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Palaemonella lata
[]

Photo by Winkel, Francis Dos

Indo-West Pacific

Palaemonella philippinensis (Bruce & Svoboda, 1984)

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Palaemonella philippinensis
[]
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Palaemonella pottsi
[]
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Palaemonella pusilla
[]
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Palaemonella rathbunae
[Hawaiian rockpool shrimp]
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Palaemonella rotumana
[]
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Palaemonella spinulata
[]
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Palaemonella tenuipes
[]

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Mediterranean Sea.

Palaemonetes antennarius (Milne-Edwards,1837)

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Palaemonetes antennarius
[Pond shrimp]
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Palaemonetes antrorum
[Balcones cave shrimp]
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Palaemonetes atrinubes
[]
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Palaemonetes cummingi
[Squirrel chimney cave shrimp]
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Palaemonetes hiltoni
[Hilton shrimp]
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Palaemonetes intermedius
[Brackish grass shrimp]
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Palaemonetes kadiakensis
[Mississippi grass shrimp]
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Palaemonetes karukera
[]
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Palaemonetes octaviae
[]
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Palaemonetes paludosus
[Riverine grass shrimp]
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Max. Length 4.7 cm TL
 
Palaemonetes pugio
[Daggerblade grass shrimp]
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Palaemonetes sinensis
[Chinese grass shrimp]
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Palaemonetes texanus
[Texas River shrimp]
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Palaemonetes tonkinensis
[Tonkin grass shrimp]

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Northeast Atlantic and th
Max. Length 5.2 cm TL
Palaemonetes varians (Leach, 1814)

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Palaemonetes varians
[Atlantic ditch shrimp]
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Palaemonetes vulgaris
[Marsh grass shrimp]
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Palaemonetes zariquieyi
[Ebro shrimp]
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Paraclimenaeus fimbriatus
[]
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Paraclimenaeus spinicauda
[]
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Paraclimenes franklini
[]
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Paraclimenes setirostris
[]
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Paranchistus armatus
[]
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Paranchistus liui
[]
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Paranchistus nobilii
[]
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Paranchistus ornatus
[]
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Paranchistus pycnodontae
[]
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Paranchistus spondylis
[]
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Paratypton siebenrocki
[]
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Periclimenaeus alius
[]
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Periclimenaeus apomonosi
[]
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Periclimenaeus arabicus
[]
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Periclimenaeus ardeae
[]
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Periclimenaeus arthrodactylus
[]
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Periclimenaeus ascidiarum
[Caribbean ascidian shrimp]
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Periclimenaeus atlanticus
[]
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Periclimenaeus bermudensis
[Bermuda sponge shrimp]
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Periclimenaeus bidentatus
[]
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Periclimenaeus bouvieri
[]
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Periclimenaeus bredini
[]
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Periclimenaeus caraibicus
[]
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Periclimenaeus chacei
[]
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Periclimenaeus colodactylus
[]
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Periclimenaeus crassipes
[]
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Periclimenaeus diplosomatis
[]
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Periclimenaeus djiboutensis
[]
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Periclimenaeus garthi
[]
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Periclimenaeus gorgonidarum
[]
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Periclimenaeus hancocki
[]
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Periclimenaeus hebedactylus
[]
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Periclimenaeus hecate
[]
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Periclimenaeus holthuisi
[]
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Periclimenaeus jeancharcoti
[]
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Periclimenaeus karantina
[]
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Periclimenaeus kottae
[]
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Periclimenaeus leptodactylus
[]
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Periclimenaeus lobiferus
[]
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Periclimenaeus manihinei
[]
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Periclimenaeus matherae
[]
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Periclimenaeus maxillulidens
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Periclimenaeus minutus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Macrobrachium kistnense 1952
Macrobrachium kiukianense 1931
Macrobrachium lamarrei Kuncho river prawn Southern Asia. 1837
Macrobrachium lanceifrons Philippine river prawn Southern Asia, Philippine 1852
Macrobrachium lanchesteri Riceland prawn Southern Asia 1911
Macrobrachium lar Monkey river prawn Oceania Inland Water 1798
Macrobrachium latidactylus Scissor river prawn Western Pacific. 1891
Macrobrachium latimanus Mountain river prawn Oceania Inland Water 1868
Macrobrachium lepidactyloides Malayam scale prawn Oceania Inland Water 1892
Macrobrachium lepidactylus Madagascar scale prawn Africa. 1897
Macrobrachium longidigitum Africa. 1984
Macrobrachium lorentzi Africa. 1921
Macrobrachium lujae Africa. 1912
Macrobrachium macrobrachion Brackish river prawn Africa 7.8 TL 1851
Macrobrachium maculatum Northwest Pacific 1980
Macrobrachium malayanum Greybeard river prawn Southern Asia. 1935
Macrobrachium malcolmsonii Monsoon river prawn Asia - Inland Waters 22.5 TL 1844
Macrobrachium mammillodactylus Knobtooth prawn Western Pacific 1892
Macrobrachium manipurense Western Pacific 1952
Macrobrachium meridionalis Western Pacific 1983
Macrobrachium michoacanus Western Pacific 1990
Macrobrachium microps Western Pacific 1978
Macrobrachium mieni Western Pacific 1975
Macrobrachium minutum Western Pacific 1917
Macrobrachium mirabile Shortleg river prawn Asia - Inland waters 1917
Macrobrachium moorei Asia - Inland waters 1899
Macrobrachium naso Asia - Inland waters 1918
Macrobrachium nattereri Asia - Inland waters 1862
Macrobrachium natulorum Asia - Inland waters 1984
Macrobrachium nepalense Asia - Inland waters 1974
Macrobrachium niloticum Asia - Inland waters 1833
Macrobrachium niphanae Asia - Inland waters 1989
Macrobrachium nipponense Oriental river prawn Southern Asia. 1849
Macrobrachium nobilii Southern Asia. 1910
Macrobrachium novaehollandiae Western Central Pacific 1908
Macrobrachium obtusifrons Western Central Pacific 1984
Macrobrachium occidentale Western river prawn To be filled. 1950
Macrobrachium oenone To be filled. 1902
Macrobrachium ohione Ohio shrimp Western Atlantic and Nort 11 TL 1874
Macrobrachium olfersii Bristled river shrimp Western Atlantic 1836
Macrobrachium palaemonoides Western Atlantic 1950
Macrobrachium panamense Eastern Pacific 1912
Macrobrachium patsa Patsa river prawn Africa. 1899
Macrobrachium pectinatum Africa. 1986
Macrobrachium peguense Africa. 1952
Macrobrachium petersii Africa. 1879
Macrobrachium petiti Africa. 1934
Macrobrachium petronioi Africa. 1986
Macrobrachium pilimanus Muff prawn Southern Asia. 1879
Macrobrachium pinguis Southern Asia. 1984
Macrobrachium placidulum Southern Asia. 1892
Macrobrachium placidum Southern Asia. 1892
Macrobrachium platycheles Southern Asia. 1995
Macrobrachium poeti Southern Asia. 1984
Macrobrachium potiuna Southern Asia. 1880
Macrobrachium praecox Southern Asia. 1928
Macrobrachium pumilum Southern Asia. 1986
Macrobrachium purpureamanus Southern Asia. 1999
Macrobrachium quelchi Southern Asia. 1900
Macrobrachium raridens Volta river prawn Africa. 15 TL 1893
Macrobrachium rathbunae Shortfinger river shrimp To be filled. 1950
Macrobrachium reyesi To be filled. 1986
Macrobrachium rhodochir To be filled. 1995
Macrobrachium rodriguezi To be filled. 1986
Macrobrachium rogersi To be filled. 1952
Macrobrachium rosenbergii Giant river prawn Indo-Pacific 34 TL 1879
Macrobrachium rude Hairy river prawn Southern Asia. 1862
Macrobrachium sankollii Southern Asia. 1988
Macrobrachium scabriculum Goda river prawn Southern Asia. 1862
Macrobrachium scorteccii Southern Asia. 1961
Macrobrachium shaoi Northwest Pacific 2001
Macrobrachium shokitai Northwest Pacific 1973
Macrobrachium sintangense Sunda river prawn Southern Asia. 1898
Macrobrachium sirindhorn Southern Asia. 2001
Macrobrachium siwalikense Southern Asia. 1952
Macrobrachium sollaudii Southern Asia. 1912
Macrobrachium srilankense Southern Asia. 1979
Macrobrachium sulcicarpale Southern Asia. 1950
Macrobrachium superbum Northwest Pacific 1862
Macrobrachium surinamicum Suriname river prawn To be filled. 1948
Macrobrachium tenellum Longarm river prawn Eastern Pacific 1871
Macrobrachium therezieni Eastern Pacific 1965
Macrobrachium thysi Eastern Pacific 1980
Macrobrachium tiwarii Eastern Pacific 1988
Macrobrachium tolmerum Eastern Pacific 1951
Macrobrachium transandicum Eastern Pacific 1950
Macrobrachium trompii Forest river prawn Southern Asia. 1898
Macrobrachium tuxlaense Southern Asia. 1999
Macrobrachium unikarnatakae Southern Asia. 1988
Macrobrachium veliense Southern Asia. 1985
Macrobrachium venustum Northwest Pacific 1919
Macrobrachium vicconi Northwest Pacific 2000
Macrobrachium vietnamense Western Pacific. 1980
Macrobrachium villalobosi Western Pacific. 1973
Macrobrachium villosimanus Dimua river prawn Southern Asia. 1949
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii African river prawn Endemic to Eastern Atlant 18.2 TL 1857
Macrobrachium wannanense Endemic to Eastern Atlant 1993
Macrobrachium weberi Endemic to Eastern Atlant 1892
Macrobrachium yeti Endemic to Eastern Atlant 1975
Macrobrachium yui Western Pacific 1950
Macrobrachium zariquieyi Western Pacific 1949
Madangella altirostris Western Central Pacific 2018
Manipontonia persiana Western Indian Ocean 2010
Mesopontonia brevicarpus Western Indian Ocean 2006
Mesopontonia gorgoniophila Western Pacific. 1967
Mesopontonia gracilicarpus Western Central Pacific 1990
Mesopontonia kimwoni Northwest Pacific 2020
Mesopontonia monodactylus Western Central Pacific 1991
Metapontonia fungiacola Western Central Pacific. 1967
Metapotonia fungiacola Western Central Pacific. 1967
Nematopalaemon hastatus Estuarine prawn Eastern Atlantic 7.5 TL 1898
Nematopalaemon schmitti Whitebelly prawn Western Atlantic 8 TL 1950
Nematopalaemon tenuipes Spider prawn Indo-West Pacific 1893
Neoanchistus cardiodytes Indo-West Pacific 1975
Neoanchistus nasalis Indo-West Pacific 1986
Neopontonides beaufortensis Seawhip shrimp Western Atlantic 1920
Neopontonides chacei Western Atlantic 1986
Neopontonides dentiger Western Atlantic 1951
Neopontonides henryvonprahli Eastern Pacific 1995
Notopontonia platycheles Eastern Indian Ocean 1991
Odontonia bagginsi Western Central Pacific 2018
Odontonia compacta Western Central Pacific 1996
Odontonia katoi Indo-West Pacific 1940
Odontonia plurellicola Western Central Pacific 2018
Odontonia simplicipes Western Central Pacific 1996
Onycocaridella inermis Western Central Pacific 2021
Onycocaridella maxima Western Central Pacific 2021
Onycocaridella monodoa Western Central Pacific 1969
Onycocaridella prima Western Central Pacific 1981
Onycocaridella robusta Western Central Pacific 2021
Onycocaridella stenolepis Western Central Pacific 1952
Onycocaridites anomodactylus Western Central Pacific 1987
Onycocaris amakusensis Western Central Pacific 1969
Onycocaris aualitica Western Central Pacific 1904
Onycocaris callyspongiae Western Central Pacific 1969
Onycocaris furculata Western Central Pacific 1979
Onycocaris longirostris Western Central Pacific 1980
Onycocaris maui Eastern Central Pacific 2013
Onycocaris oligodentata Western Pacific 1969
Onycocaris profunda Western Pacific 1985
Onycocaris quadratophthalma Indo-Pacific. 1921
Onycocaris seychellensis Indo-Pacific. 1971
Onycocaris spinosa Indo-Pacific. 1969
Onycocaris trullata Indo-Pacific. 1978
Onycocaris zanzibarica Indo-Pacific. 1971
Opaepupu huna Eastern Central Pacific 2021
Orthopontonia ornata Indo-West Pacific 1970
Palaemon adspersus Baltic prawn Northeast Atlantic and th 8 TL 1837
Palaemon affinis All subantarctic seas. 1837
Palaemon concinnus Mangrove prawn Indo-Pacific. 1852
Palaemon debilis Feeble shrimp Indo-Pacific. 1852
Palaemon elegans Rockpool prawn Eastern Atlantic and the 6 TL 1837
Palaemon floridanus Florida grass shrimp Western Central Atlantic. 1942
Palaemon gladiator Southeast Pacific 1950
Palaemon gracilis Eastern Pacific 1871
Palaemon gravieri Chinese ditch prawn Northwest Pacific 1930
Palaemon hancocki To be filled. 1950
Palaemon khori Western Indian Ocean 2006
Palaemon longirostris Delta prawn Eastern Atlantic and the 7 TL 1837
Palaemon macrodactylus Oriental shrimp Indo-West Pacific. Intro 7.3 TL 1902
Palaemon maculatus Zaire prawn Eastern Atlantic 4.3 TL 1891
Palaemon modestus Siberian prawn Northwest Pacific 1862
Palaemon northropi Crossbanded grass shrimp Western Atlantic and the 1898
Palaemon ortmanni Gladiator prawn Northwest Pacific 1902
Palaemon pacificus Pacific grass shrimp Indo-Pacific. 1860
Palaemon paucidens Lake prawn Northwest Pacific 1844
Palaemon ritteri Barred grass shrimp Arctic, Eastern Pacific a 1895
Palaemon semmelinkii Indo-West Pacific 1881
Palaemon serratus Common prawn Eastern Atlantic, the Med 11 TL 1777
Palaemon serrifer Carpenter prawn Indo-West Pacific. 1860
Palaemon sewelli Indo-West Pacific. 1925
Palaemon styliferus Roshna prawn Indo-Pacific 1840
Palaemon tenuidactylus Indo-West Pacific 1990
Palaemon xiphias Posidonia prawn Eastern Central Atlantic 6.5 TL 1816
Palaemonella asymmetrica Southeast Pacific 1951
Palaemonella atlantica Southeast Pacific 1951
Palaemonella burnsi Maui anchialine shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 1973
Palaemonella crosnieri Indo-Pacific. 1978
Palaemonella disalvoi Southeast Pacific 1987
Palaemonella dolichodactylus Western Central Pacific 1991
Palaemonella hachijo Western Central Pacific 1999
Palaemonella holmesi Southern algae shrimp Arctic, Eastern Pacific a 1907
Palaemonella lata Indo-Pacific. 1922
Palaemonella philippinensis Indo-West Pacific 1984
Palaemonella pottsi Indo-West Pacific. 1915
Palaemonella pusilla Western Central Pacific 1975
Palaemonella rathbunae Hawaiian rockpool shrimp To be filled. 1917
Palaemonella rotumana Indo-Pacific and the Medi 1898
Palaemonella spinulata Indo-Pacific. 1936
Palaemonella tenuipes Indo-Pacific. 1852
Palaemonetes antennarius Pond shrimp Mediterranean Sea. 1837
Palaemonetes antrorum Balcones cave shrimp North American inland wat 1896
Palaemonetes atrinubes Indo-West Pacific. 1976
Palaemonetes cummingi Squirrel chimney cave shrimp North American inland wat 1954
Palaemonetes hiltoni Hilton shrimp Eastern Pacific 1921
Palaemonetes intermedius Brackish grass shrimp Western Atlantic 1949
Palaemonetes kadiakensis Mississippi grass shrimp North American inland wat 1902
Palaemonetes karukera North American inland wat 1979
Palaemonetes octaviae Western Central Atlantic. 1972
Palaemonetes paludosus Riverine grass shrimp Western Atlantic 1850
Palaemonetes pugio Daggerblade grass shrimp Western Atlantic and the 4.7 TL 1949
Palaemonetes sinensis Chinese grass shrimp Northwest Pacific 1911
Palaemonetes texanus Texas River shrimp North American inland wat 1976
Palaemonetes tonkinensis Tonkin grass shrimp Northwest Pacific 1914
Palaemonetes varians Atlantic ditch shrimp Northeast Atlantic and th 5.2 TL 1814
Palaemonetes vulgaris Marsh grass shrimp Western Atlantic 1818
Palaemonetes zariquieyi Ebro shrimp Mediterranean Sea. 1939
Paraclimenaeus fimbriatus Mediterranean Sea. 1915
Paraclimenaeus spinicauda Western Central Pacific 1969
Paraclimenes franklini Western Central Pacific. 1990
Paraclimenes setirostris Western Central Pacific 1991
Paranchistus armatus Western Central Pacific 1837
Paranchistus liui Northwest Pacific 2004
Paranchistus nobilii Indo-West Pacific 1952
Paranchistus ornatus Indo-West Pacific 1952
Paranchistus pycnodontae Central Pacific 1978
Paranchistus spondylis Northwest Pacific 1971
Paratypton siebenrocki Northwest Pacific 1914
Periclimenaeus alius Northwest Pacific 2021
Periclimenaeus apomonosi Northwest Pacific 2021
Periclimenaeus arabicus Indo-Pacific. 1939
Periclimenaeus ardeae Western Indian Ocean. 1970
Periclimenaeus arthrodactylus Western Indian Ocean. 1952
Periclimenaeus ascidiarum Caribbean ascidian shrimp Western Atlantic 1951
Periclimenaeus atlanticus Western Atlantic 1901
Periclimenaeus bermudensis Bermuda sponge shrimp Western Atlantic 1940
Periclimenaeus bidentatus Indo-West Pacific. 1970
Periclimenaeus bouvieri Indo-West Pacific. 1904
Periclimenaeus bredini Western Atlantic 1972
Periclimenaeus caraibicus Western Atlantic 1971
Periclimenaeus chacei Western Atlantic 1971
Periclimenaeus colodactylus Western Central Pacific 1996
Periclimenaeus crassipes Western Central Pacific 1939
Periclimenaeus diplosomatis Western Central Pacific. 1980
Periclimenaeus djiboutensis Western Central Pacific. 1970
Periclimenaeus garthi Western Central Pacific. 1976
Periclimenaeus gorgonidarum Western Central Pacific. 1913
Periclimenaeus hancocki Western Central Pacific. 1951
Periclimenaeus hebedactylus Western Central Pacific. 1970
Periclimenaeus hecate Indo-Pacific. 1904
Periclimenaeus holthuisi Indo-Pacific. 1969
Periclimenaeus jeancharcoti Western Central Pacific 1991
Periclimenaeus karantina Western Central Pacific 2021
Periclimenaeus kottae Eastern Indian Ocean 2005
Periclimenaeus leptodactylus Eastern Indian Ocean 1968
Periclimenaeus lobiferus Eastern Indian Ocean 1978
Periclimenaeus manihinei Eastern Indian Ocean 1976
Periclimenaeus matherae Eastern Indian Ocean 2005
Periclimenaeus maxillulidens Western Atlantic 1936
Periclimenaeus minutus Eastern Indian Ocean 1952



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