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Hilton shrimp

Palaemon hiltoni (Schmitt, 1921)

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The hilton shrimp (Palaemon hiltoni) is a species in the family Palaemonidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the hilton 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 hilton shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the hilton 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 hilton shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPalaemonidae
  6. genusPalaemon
  7. SpeciesPalaemon hiltoni (Schmitt, 1921)

Synonyms Palaemonetes hiltoni

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Camarón de coralSpanish
  • Camarón Estuarino de HiltonSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hilton 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

CompareHilton shrimp vs Common prawnHilton shrimp vs Baltic prawnHilton shrimp vs Grass prawmHilton shrimp vs Mangrove prawn

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hilton shrimp?

The hilton shrimp (Palaemon hiltoni) belongs to the family Palaemonidae in the order Decapoda.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hilton shrimp (Palaemon hiltoni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hilton-shrimp

MLA

“Hilton shrimp (Palaemon hiltoni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hilton-shrimp.

BibTeX
@misc{hilton_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Hilton shrimp (Palaemon hiltoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hilton-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}