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Palaemon gracilis

Status not recordedcrustaceans

Palaemon gracilis is a species in the family Palaemonidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about Palaemon gracilis

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 Palaemon gracilis live?

Not recorded

Is Palaemon gracilis 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 Palaemon gracilis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPalaemonidae
  6. genusPalaemon
  7. SpeciesPalaemon gracilis (S. I. Smith, 1871)

Synonyms Leander gracilis

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Camarón de coralSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Palaemon gracilis

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

ComparePalaemon gracilis vs Common prawnPalaemon gracilis vs Baltic prawnPalaemon gracilis vs Grass prawmPalaemon gracilis vs Mangrove prawn

Common questions

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What kind of animal is Palaemon gracilis?

Palaemon gracilis (Palaemon gracilis) 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). Palaemon gracilis (Palaemon gracilis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/palaemon-gracilis

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{palaemon_gracilis_2026,
  title = {Palaemon gracilis (Palaemon gracilis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/palaemon-gracilis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}