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Potitinga prawn

Palaemon pandaliformis (Stimpson, 1871)

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The potitinga prawn (Palaemon pandaliformis) is a species in the family Palaemonidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the potitinga prawn

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 potitinga prawn live?

Not recorded

Is the potitinga prawn 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 potitinga prawn classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPalaemonidae
  6. genusPalaemon
  7. SpeciesPalaemon pandaliformis (Stimpson, 1871)

Synonyms Leander cubensis, Leander pandaliformis, Leander potitinga, Palaemon pandaliformis, Palaemon potitinga, Palaemonetes cubensis

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • American grass shrimpEnglish
  • Amerikanische FelsgarneleGerman
  • Crevette transparenteFrench
  • Bouquet potingagcf
  • Amerikanische FelsengarneleGerman
  • Bouquet potitingagcf

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the potitinga prawn

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

ComparePotitinga prawn vs Common prawnPotitinga prawn vs Baltic prawnPotitinga prawn vs Grass prawmPotitinga prawn vs Mangrove prawn

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the potitinga prawn?

The potitinga prawn (Palaemon pandaliformis) 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). Potitinga prawn (Palaemon pandaliformis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/potitinga-prawn

MLA

“Potitinga prawn (Palaemon pandaliformis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/potitinga-prawn.

BibTeX
@misc{potitinga_prawn_2026,
  title = {Potitinga prawn (Palaemon pandaliformis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/potitinga-prawn},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}