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Palaemon concinnus

Palaemon concinnus, the mangrove prawn, is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. Palaemon concinnus is found throughout the Pacific Ocean and Mozambique.

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Palaemon concinnus
Palaemon concinnus female with eggs from the Pulangi River, Mindanao, Philippines
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Palaemon
Species:
P. concinnus
Binomial name
Palaemon concinnus
Dana, 1852

Palaemon concinnus, the mangrove prawn, is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. Palaemon concinnus is found throughout the Pacific Ocean and Mozambique.1

References

References

  1. Penha-Lopes, Gil (1 February 2011). "Monitoring anthropogenic sewage pollution on mangrove creeks in southern Mozambique: A test of Palaemon concinnus Dana, 1852 (Palaemonidae) as a biological indicator". Environmental Pollution. 159 (2): 636–645. Bibcode:2011EPoll.159..636P. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2010.09.029. PMID 21050628.