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Palaemon litoreus

Status not recordedcrustaceans

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

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Quick facts about Palaemon litoreus

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 litoreus live?

Not recorded

Is Palaemon litoreus 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 litoreus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPalaemonidae
  6. genusPalaemon
  7. SpeciesPalaemon litoreus (McCulloch, 1909)

Synonyms Leander litoreus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Palaemon litoreus

Other species in the same genus Palaemon.

Baltic prawn

Palaemon adspersus

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Grass prawm

Palaemon elegans

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Lake prawn

Palaemon paucidens

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

Common questions

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What kind of animal is Palaemon litoreus?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{palaemon_litoreus_2026,
  title = {Palaemon litoreus (Palaemon litoreus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/palaemon-litoreus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}