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Rock-pool shrimp

Palaemon serenus (Heller, 1862)

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The rock-pool shrimp (Palaemon serenus) is a species in the family Palaemonidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the rock-pool 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 rock-pool shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the rock-pool 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 rock-pool shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPalaemonidae
  6. genusPalaemon
  7. SpeciesPalaemon serenus (Heller, 1862)

Synonyms Leander serenus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Red-handed shrimpEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rock-pool 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

CompareRock-pool shrimp vs Common prawnRock-pool shrimp vs Baltic prawnRock-pool shrimp vs Grass prawmRock-pool shrimp vs Mangrove prawn

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rock-pool shrimp?

The rock-pool shrimp (Palaemon serenus) 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). Rock-pool shrimp (Palaemon serenus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rock-pool-shrimp

MLA

“Rock-pool shrimp (Palaemon serenus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rock-pool-shrimp.

BibTeX
@misc{rock_pool_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Rock-pool shrimp (Palaemon serenus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rock-pool-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}