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Daggerblade grass shrimp

Palaemon pugio (Holthuis, 1949)

Status not recordedcrustaceans

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

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Quick facts about the daggerblade 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 daggerblade grass shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the daggerblade 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 daggerblade grass shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPalaemonidae
  6. genusPalaemon
  7. SpeciesPalaemon pugio (Holthuis, 1949)

Synonyms Palaemonetes pugio

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • crevette poignardFrench
  • Crevette à points brunsFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the daggerblade 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

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the daggerblade grass shrimp?

The daggerblade grass shrimp (Palaemon pugio) 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). Daggerblade grass shrimp (Palaemon pugio). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/daggerblade-grass-shrimp

MLA

“Daggerblade grass shrimp (Palaemon pugio).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/daggerblade-grass-shrimp.

BibTeX
@misc{daggerblade_grass_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Daggerblade grass shrimp (Palaemon pugio)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/daggerblade-grass-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}