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Delta prawn

Palaemon longirostris H. Milne-Edwards, 1837

Status not recordedcrustaceans

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

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Quick facts about the delta prawn

Weight
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Length
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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 delta prawn live?

Not recorded

Is the delta 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 delta prawn classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPalaemonidae
  6. genusPalaemon
  7. SpeciesPalaemon longirostris H. Milne-Edwards, 1837

Synonyms Astacus albescens, Leander edwardsi f. similis, Leander edwardsi f. simplicior, Leander edwardsi var. brevidigitata, Leander edwardsi var. prototypa, Leander edwardsii, Leander edwardsii brevidigitata, Leander edwardsii intermedia, Leander edwardsii prototypa, Leander edwardsii similis, Leander edwardsii simplicior, Leander longirostris, Leander longirostris robusta, Leander longirostris var. robusta, Palaemon edwardsii, Palaemon garciacidi, Palaemon longipes, Palaemon longirostris longirostris, Palaemon longirostris robusta, Palemon longirostris

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Estuarine prawnEnglish
  • Estuarine shrimpEnglish
  • Delta-FelsgarneleGerman
  • Γαριδάκι εκβολώνGreek
  • Camarón deltaSpanish
  • Bouquet deltaFrench
  • langneussteurgarnaalDutch
  • deltaräkaSwedish
  • Delta-FelsengarneleGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the delta 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

CompareDelta prawn vs Common prawnDelta prawn vs Baltic prawnDelta prawn vs Grass prawmDelta prawn vs Mangrove prawn

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the delta prawn?

The delta prawn (Palaemon longirostris) 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). Delta prawn (Palaemon longirostris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/delta-prawn

MLA

“Delta prawn (Palaemon longirostris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/delta-prawn.

BibTeX
@misc{delta_prawn_2026,
  title = {Delta prawn (Palaemon longirostris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/delta-prawn},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}