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Barred grass shrimp

Palaemon ritteri Holmes, 1895

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The barred grass shrimp (Palaemon ritteri) is a species in the family Palaemonidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the barred grass shrimp

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 barred grass shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the barred grass shrimp 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 barred grass shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPalaemonidae
  6. genusPalaemon
  7. SpeciesPalaemon ritteri Holmes, 1895

Synonyms Palaemon ritteri

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Barred estuarine shrimpEnglish
  • Teppich-FelsgarneleGerman
  • Streifen-FelsengarneleGerman
  • Streifen-FelsgarneleGerman
  • Teppich-FelsengarneleGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the barred grass shrimp

Other species in the same genus Palaemon.

Baltic prawn

Palaemon adspersus

PalaemonidaeNo free photo yet

Grass prawm

Palaemon elegans

PalaemonidaeNo free photo yet

Lake prawn

Palaemon paucidens

PalaemonidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBarred grass shrimp vs Common prawnBarred grass shrimp vs Baltic prawnBarred grass shrimp vs Grass prawmBarred grass shrimp vs Mangrove prawn

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the barred grass shrimp?

The barred grass shrimp (Palaemon ritteri) belongs to the family Palaemonidae in the order Decapoda.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Barred grass shrimp (Palaemon ritteri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/barred-grass-shrimp

MLA

“Barred grass shrimp (Palaemon ritteri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/barred-grass-shrimp.

BibTeX
@misc{barred_grass_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Barred grass shrimp (Palaemon ritteri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/barred-grass-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}