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Palaemon capensis

Palaemon capensis is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. It is endemic to the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, where it lives in both fresh and brackish water.

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Palaemon capensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Palaemon
Species:
P. capensis
Binomial name
Palaemon capensis
De Man in M. Weber, 1897

Palaemon capensis is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. It is endemic to the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, where it lives in both fresh and brackish water.1

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  1. De Grave, S. (2013). "Palaemon capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013 e.T198236A2517307. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T198236A2517307.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.