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Oriental prawn

Palaemon orientis Holthuis, 1950

Status not recordedcrustaceans

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

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Quick facts about the oriental 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 oriental prawn live?

Not recorded

Is the oriental 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 oriental prawn classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPalaemonidae
  6. genusPalaemon
  7. SpeciesPalaemon orientis Holthuis, 1950

Synonyms Exopalaemon orientalis, Exopalaemon orientis, Leander japonicus, Leander longirostris japonicus, Leander longirostris var. japonicus, Leaqnder longirostris japonicus, Palaemon japonicus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Camarón orientalSpanish
  • Bouquet orientalFrench
  • シラタエビJapanese
  • 東方白蝦Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the oriental 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

CompareOriental prawn vs Common prawnOriental prawn vs Baltic prawnOriental prawn vs Grass prawmOriental prawn vs Mangrove prawn

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the oriental prawn?

The oriental prawn (Palaemon orientis) 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). Oriental prawn (Palaemon orientis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oriental-prawn

MLA

“Oriental prawn (Palaemon orientis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/oriental-prawn.

BibTeX
@misc{oriental_prawn_2026,
  title = {Oriental prawn (Palaemon orientis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oriental-prawn},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}