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Siberian prawn

Palaemon modestus (Heller, 1862)

Status not recordedcrustaceans

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

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Quick facts about the siberian 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 siberian prawn live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the siberian prawn as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Kazakhstan
  2. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the siberian 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 siberian prawn classified?

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

Synonyms Exopalaemon modestus, Leander czerniavskyi, Leander czerniavskyi lacustris, Leander macrogenitus, Leander modestus, Leander modestus sibirica

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Sibirische SüßwassergarneleGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the siberian 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

CompareSiberian prawn vs Common prawnSiberian prawn vs Baltic prawnSiberian prawn vs Grass prawmSiberian prawn vs Mangrove prawn

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the siberian prawn an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the siberian prawn as introduced in 2 countries: Kazakhstan and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the siberian prawn?

The siberian prawn (Palaemon modestus) 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). Siberian prawn (Palaemon modestus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/siberian-prawn

MLA

“Siberian prawn (Palaemon modestus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/siberian-prawn.

BibTeX
@misc{siberian_prawn_2026,
  title = {Siberian prawn (Palaemon modestus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/siberian-prawn},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}