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White shrimp

Palaemon argentinus (Nobili, 1901)

Status not recordedcrustaceans

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

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Quick facts about the white 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 white shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the white 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 white shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPalaemonidae
  6. genusPalaemon
  7. SpeciesPalaemon argentinus (Nobili, 1901)

Synonyms Leander brasiliensis, Palaemonetes argentinus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Argentinische GrasgarneleGerman
  • Camarón fantasma argentinoSpanish
  • Camarón fantasmaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the white 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

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the white shrimp?

The white shrimp (Palaemon argentinus) 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). White shrimp (Palaemon argentinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/palaemon-argentinus

MLA

“White shrimp (Palaemon argentinus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/palaemon-argentinus.

BibTeX
@misc{palaemon_argentinus_2026,
  title = {White shrimp (Palaemon argentinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/palaemon-argentinus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}