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Common prawn

Palaemon serratus (Pennant, 1777)

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The common prawn (Palaemon serratus) is a species in the family Palaemonidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the common prawn

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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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 common prawn live?

Not recorded

Is the common 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 common prawn classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPalaemonidae
  6. genusPalaemon
  7. SpeciesPalaemon serratus (Pennant, 1777)

Synonyms Astacus serratus, Cancer captivus, Leander latreillianus, Leander latreillianus aberrans, Leander latreillianus f. gigantea, Leander latreillianus f. transitans, Leander latreillianus f. typica, Leander latreillianus gigantea, Leander latreillianus intermedia, Leander latreillianus sculpta, Leander latreillianus transitans, Leander latreillianus typica, Leander latreillianus var. aberrans, Leander latreillianus var. intermedia, Leander serratus, Melicerta triliana, Palaemon rostratus, Palaemon treillianus, Palaemon trilianus, Palemon oratelli, Palemon serratus, Palemon treillianus, Palemon trilianus

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • EsguilaAsturian
  • gambetCatalan
  • SägegarnaleGerman
  • ΓαριδάκιGreek
  • quisquillaSpanish
  • bouquetFrench
  • Mala kozicaCroatian
  • Gambero segaItalian
  • GruntvannsrekeNorwegian Bokmål
  • gezaagde steurgarnaalDutch
  • strandrekeNorwegian
  • Camarão-de-EspinhoPortuguese
  • Пильчатая креветкаRussian
  • žagasta kozicaSlovenian
  • tigertångräkaSwedish
  • 鋸齒長臂蝦Chinese
  • esguila de ronchelAsturian
  • gewöhnliche FelsengarneleGerman
  • Große FelsengarneleGerman
  • Große FelsgarneleGerman
  • SägegarneleGerman
  • SägergarneleGerman
  • Camarón comúnSpanish
  • camaron gambaSpanish
  • Camarón serradoSpanish
  • bouquet communFrench
  • crevetteFrench
  • crevette roseFrench
  • Grande crevette roseFrench
  • Gamberetto maggioreItalian
  • Gambero delle rocceItalian
  • Camarão-branco-legítimoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common prawn

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

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the common prawn?

The common prawn (Palaemon serratus) belongs to the family Palaemonidae in the order Decapoda.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common prawn (Palaemon serratus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-prawn

MLA

“Common prawn (Palaemon serratus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-prawn.

BibTeX
@misc{common_prawn_2026,
  title = {Common prawn (Palaemon serratus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-prawn},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}