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Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palaemonidae palaemonid shrimps

Genus: Palaemonetes

(See list of species below)

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17 species (see list below)
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FAO

Mediterranean Sea.

Palaemonetes antennarius(Milne-Edwards,1837)

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Palaemonetes antennarius
[Pond shrimp]
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Palaemonetes antrorum
[Balcones cave shrimp]
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Palaemonetes atrinubes
[]
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Palaemonetes cummingi
[Squirrel chimney cave shrimp]
No picture found
 
Palaemonetes hiltoni
[Hilton shrimp]
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Palaemonetes intermedius
[Brackish grass shrimp]
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Palaemonetes kadiakensis
[Mississippi grass shrimp]
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Palaemonetes karukera
[]
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Palaemonetes octaviae
[]
No picture found
 
Palaemonetes paludosus
[Riverine grass shrimp]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.7 cm TL
 
Palaemonetes pugio
[Daggerblade grass shrimp]
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Palaemonetes sinensis
[Chinese grass shrimp]
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Palaemonetes texanus
[Texas River shrimp]
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Palaemonetes tonkinensis
[Tonkin grass shrimp]

FAO

Northeast Atlantic and th
Max. Length 5.2 cm TL
Palaemonetes varians(Leach, 1814)

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Palaemonetes varians
[Atlantic ditch shrimp]
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Palaemonetes vulgaris
[Marsh grass shrimp]
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Palaemonetes zariquieyi
[Ebro shrimp]


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