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Gammarid shrimp

Gammarus salinus Spooner, 1947

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The gammarid shrimp (Gammarus salinus) is a species in the family Gammaridae, order Amphipoda.

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Quick facts about the gammarid 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 gammarid shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the gammarid 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 gammarid shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderAmphipoda
  5. familyGammaridae
  6. genusGammarus
  7. SpeciesGammarus salinus Spooner, 1947

Synonyms Lagunogammarus salinus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • merikatkaFinnish
  • kiełż bałtyckiPolish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gammarid shrimp

Other species in the same genus Gammarus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the gammarid shrimp?

The gammarid shrimp (Gammarus salinus) belongs to the family Gammaridae in the order Amphipoda.

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

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@misc{gammarid_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Gammarid shrimp (Gammarus salinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gammarid-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}