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Pond shrimp

Palaemon antennarius H. Milne-Edwards, 1837

Status not recordedcrustaceans

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

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Quick facts about the pond 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 pond shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the pond 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 pond shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPalaemonidae
  6. genusPalaemon
  7. SpeciesPalaemon antennarius H. Milne-Edwards, 1837

Synonyms Palaemon lacustris, Palaemon varians var. termaiophilus, Palaemonetes antennarius, Palaemonetes varians var. thermajophilus, Palemon antennarius

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Atlantic ditch shrimpEnglish
  • Common ditch shrimpEnglish
  • European ghost shrimpEnglish
  • Glass shrimpEnglish
  • Variegated shore shrimpEnglish
  • BrackwasserFelsgarneleGerman
  • gamberetto di fiumeItalian
  • karkalec i ujërave të ëmbëlAlbanian
  • Europäische SüßwassergarneleGerman
  • Farbwechselnde SchwimmgarneleGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pond 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

ComparePond shrimp vs Common prawnPond shrimp vs Baltic prawnPond shrimp vs Grass prawmPond shrimp vs Mangrove prawn

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pond shrimp?

The pond shrimp (Palaemon antennarius) 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). Pond shrimp (Palaemon antennarius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pond-shrimp

MLA

“Pond shrimp (Palaemon antennarius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pond-shrimp.

BibTeX
@misc{pond_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Pond shrimp (Palaemon antennarius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pond-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}