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Marble shrimp

Neocaridina palmata (Shen, 1948)

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The marble shrimp (Neocaridina palmata) is a species in the family Atyidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the marble 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 marble shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the marble 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 marble shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyAtyidae
  6. genusNeocaridina
  7. SpeciesNeocaridina palmata (Shen, 1948)

Synonyms Caridina denticulata, Caridina vietnamensis, Neocaridina palmata palmata, Neocaridina vietnamensis

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Blue berry shrimpEnglish
  • Marbled dwarf shrimpEnglish
  • Marbled shrimpEnglish
  • Nectarine shrimpEnglish
  • Redback shrimpEnglish
  • MarmorgarneleGerman
  • 掌肢新米虾Chinese
  • NektarinengarneleGerman
  • RotrückengarneleGerman
  • 掌肢新米蝦Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the marble shrimp

Other species in the same genus Neocaridina.

Pearl shrimp

Neocaridina zhangjiajiensis

AtyidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the marble shrimp?

The marble shrimp (Neocaridina palmata) belongs to the family Atyidae 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

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BibTeX
@misc{marble_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Marble shrimp (Neocaridina palmata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marble-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}