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Mangrove prawn

Palaemon concinnus Dana, 1852

Status not recordedcrustaceans

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

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Quick facts about the mangrove prawn

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 mangrove prawn live?

Not recorded

Is the mangrove 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 mangrove prawn classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPalaemonidae
  6. genusPalaemon
  7. SpeciesPalaemon concinnus Dana, 1852

Synonyms Leander concinnus, Leander lagdaoensis, Leander longicarpus, Palaemon concinnus, Palaemon exilimanus, Palaemon exiltmanus, Palaemon lagdaoensis, Palaemon lagdaoensisi, Palaemon lagdoaoensis, Palaemon longicarpis

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Mangroven-FelsgarneleGerman
  • Camarón de manglarSpanish
  • Bouquet mangroveFrench
  • イッテンコテナガエビJapanese
  • 潔白長臂蝦Chinese
  • Mangroven-FelsengarneleGerman
  • Crevette charmanteFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mangrove 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

CompareMangrove prawn vs Common prawnMangrove prawn vs Baltic prawnMangrove prawn vs Grass prawmMangrove prawn vs Indian bait prawn

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mangrove prawn?

The mangrove prawn (Palaemon concinnus) 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). Mangrove prawn (Palaemon concinnus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mangrove-prawn

MLA

“Mangrove prawn (Palaemon concinnus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mangrove-prawn.

BibTeX
@misc{mangrove_prawn_2026,
  title = {Mangrove prawn (Palaemon concinnus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mangrove-prawn},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}