Oriental Prawn

Palaemon carinicauda

• Group: Shrimp

A slim, near transparent prawn of Chinese coastal waters, the oriental prawn tolerates wide swings in temperature and salinity. That hardiness has made it a common catch and farm species in estuaries and brackish bays.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Palaemonidae › Palaemon

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 932368.