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Aloha prawn

Penaeus marginatus J. W. Randall, 1840

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The aloha prawn (Penaeus marginatus) is a species in the family Penaeidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the aloha prawn

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the aloha prawn live?

Not recorded

Is the aloha prawn endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the aloha prawn classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPenaeidae
  6. genusPenaeus
  7. SpeciesPenaeus marginatus J. W. Randall, 1840

Synonyms Melicertus marginatus, Penaeus marginatus, Penaeus teraoi

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Marginated shrimpEnglish
  • Aloha-GarneleGerman
  • Camarón alohaSpanish
  • Crevette alohaFrench
  • ōpae lōlōHawaiian
  • テラオクルマJapanese
  • Camarão-alohaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the aloha prawn

Other species in the same genus Penaeus.

Zebra prawn

Penaeus semisulcatus

PenaeidaeNo free photo yet

Blue shrimp

Penaeus stylirostris

PenaeidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the aloha prawn?

The aloha prawn (Penaeus marginatus) belongs to the family Penaeidae in the order Decapoda.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Aloha prawn (Penaeus marginatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/aloha-prawn

MLA

“Aloha prawn (Penaeus marginatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/aloha-prawn.

BibTeX
@misc{aloha_prawn_2026,
  title = {Aloha prawn (Penaeus marginatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/aloha-prawn},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}