Grass prawm
Palaemon elegans Rathke, 1837
Status not recordedcrustaceans
The grass prawm (Palaemon elegans) is a species in the family Palaemonidae, order Decapoda.
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Quick facts about the grass prawm
- 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 grass prawm live?
Not recorded
Where has it been introduced?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the grass prawm as introduced in 5 countries.
Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).
Is the grass prawm 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 grass prawm classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classMalacostraca
- orderDecapoda
- familyPalaemonidae
- genusPalaemon
- SpeciesPalaemon elegans Rathke, 1837
Synonyms Hippolyte squilla, Leander squilla, Leander squilla brevidigitata, Leander squilla elegans, Leander squilla intermedia, Leander squilla prototypa, Leander squilla var. brevidigitata, Leander squilla var. intermedia, Leander squilla var. prototypa, Palaemon minans, Palaemonella gracilis
Other names and names in other languages (42)
- Rockpool prawnEnglish
- Rockpool shrimpEnglish
- قريدس حوض الصخورArabic
- esguila les pocesAsturian
- Cheor-goumonBreton
- gambetaCatalan
- kreveta prosvítaváCzech
- SteingarneleGerman
- Γαριδάκι βράχωνGreek
- quisquillaSpanish
- Elegantne garneelEstonian
- sirokatkarapuFinnish
- bouquetFrench
- קפצן מצויHebrew
- Kamena kozicaCroatian
- Fűrészes GarnélaHungarian
- Gamberetto di portoItalian
- Mėlynžnyplė krevetėLithuanian
- Akmeņu garneleLatvian
- stripestrandrekeNorwegian Bokmål
- gewone steurkrabDutch
- stripet strandrekeNorwegian Nynorsk
- krewetka eleganckaPolish
- Camarão-da-costaPortuguese
- Креветка каменнаяRussian
- karkaleci i qelqtëAlbanian
- elegant tångräkaSwedish
- 岩蝦Chinese
- kleine FelsengarneleGerman
- Kleine FelsgarneleGerman
- Camarón de pozaSpanish
- Bouquet de flaqueFrench
- crevette roseFrench
- Petite crevette roseFrench
- Kameni plivačCroatian
- Gamberetto delle pozze roccioseItalian
- Dailioji žolinė krevetėLithuanian
- gewone steurgarnaalDutch
- Sierlijke steurgarnaalDutch
- Krewetka atlantyckaPolish
- Палемон элегантныйRussian
- kortfingrad tångräkaSwedish
Relatives of the grass prawm
Other species in the same genus Palaemon.
Common prawn
Palaemon serratus
Baltic prawn
Palaemon adspersus
Mangrove prawn
Palaemon concinnus
Indian bait prawn
Palaemon pacificus
Lake prawn
Palaemon paucidens
Atlantic ditch shrimp
Palaemon varians
CompareGrass prawm vs Common prawnGrass prawm vs Baltic prawnGrass prawm vs Mangrove prawnGrass prawm vs Indian bait prawn
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Is the grass prawm an invasive species?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the grass prawm as introduced in 5 countries: Estonia, Kazakhstan, Poland, Turkmenistan and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.
What kind of animal is the grass prawm?
The grass prawm (Palaemon elegans) belongs to the family Palaemonidae in the order Decapoda.
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