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Zaire prawn

Palaemon maculatus (Thallwitz, 1892)

Status not recordedcrustaceans

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

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Quick facts about the zaire 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 zaire prawn live?

Not recorded

Is the zaire 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 zaire prawn classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPalaemonidae
  6. genusPalaemon
  7. SpeciesPalaemon maculatus (Thallwitz, 1892)

Synonyms Leander maculatus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Zaire-FelsgarneleGerman
  • Camarón zairenseSpanish
  • Bouquet ZaïreFrench
  • Zaire-FelsengarneleGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the zaire 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

CompareZaire prawn vs Common prawnZaire prawn vs Baltic prawnZaire prawn vs Grass prawmZaire prawn vs Mangrove prawn

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the zaire prawn?

The zaire prawn (Palaemon maculatus) 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). Zaire prawn (Palaemon maculatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/zaire-prawn

MLA

“Zaire prawn (Palaemon maculatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/zaire-prawn.

BibTeX
@misc{zaire_prawn_2026,
  title = {Zaire prawn (Palaemon maculatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/zaire-prawn},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}