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Striped shrimp

Palaemon intermedius (Stimpson, 1860)

Status not recordedcrustaceans

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

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Quick facts about the striped 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 striped shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the striped 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 striped shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPalaemonidae
  6. genusPalaemon
  7. SpeciesPalaemon intermedius (Stimpson, 1860)

Synonyms Leander intermedius, Macrobrachium intermedium

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Striped river prawnEnglish
  • Camarón rayadoSpanish
  • Bouquet rayéFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the striped 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

CompareStriped shrimp vs Common prawnStriped shrimp vs Baltic prawnStriped shrimp vs Grass prawmStriped shrimp vs Mangrove prawn

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the striped shrimp?

The striped shrimp (Palaemon intermedius) 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). Striped shrimp (Palaemon intermedius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/palaemon-intermedius

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{palaemon_intermedius_2026,
  title = {Striped shrimp (Palaemon intermedius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/palaemon-intermedius},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}