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Palaemon (crustacean)

Palaemon is a genus of caridean shrimp in the family Palaemonidae.

Last revised
Jun 21, 2026
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Length
633 w
Citations
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Palaemon
Palaemon pacificus
Palaemon elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Palaemon
Weber, 1795
Type species
Palaemon adspersus
Rathke, 1837 1
Synonyms
List
  • Palaemon Fabricius, 1798 (Preocc.)
  • Palemon Duméril, 1805 (Missp.)
  • Palaemonetes Heller, 1869
  • Palaemonopsis Stimpson, 1871
  • Allocaris Sollaud, 1911
  • Coutierella Sollaud, 1914
  • Alaocaris Holthuis, 1949
  • Exopalaemon Holthuis, 1950
  • Palaeander Holthuis, 1950

Palaemon is a genus of caridean shrimp in the family Palaemonidae.2

Some species, including Palaemon macrodactylus and Palaemon orientis, can inhabit fish ponds where they compete with fish for food and can therefore be considered pests.3

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Palaemon:2


References

References

  1. S. De Grave & C. H. J. M. Fransen (2011). "Carideorum Catalogus: the Recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 85 (9): 195–589, figs. 1–59. ISBN 978-90-6519-200-4.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. "Palaemon Weber, 1795". DecaNet. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  3. Chan, Tin-Yam & Yu, Hsiang-Ping (19 July 1984). "Studies on the shrimps of the genus Palaemon (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from Taiwan". Journal of the Taiwan Museum. 38 (1): 119–127.