Palaemon adspersus

Palaemon adspersus, commonly called Baltic prawn, is a species of shrimp that is frequent in the Baltic Sea, and is the subject of fisheries in Denmark. It is up to 70 mm (2.8 in) long, and lives in Zostera beds.

Palaemon adspersus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Palaemon
Species:
P. adspersus
Binomial name
Palaemon adspersus
Rathke, 1837
Synonyms 
  • Cancer squilla Linnaeus, 1758
  • Leander brandti Czerniavsky, 1884
  • Leander rectirostris transitans Czerniavsky, 1884
  • Leander rectirostris tyicia Czerniavsky, 1884
  • Palaemon brandti (Czerniavsky, 1884)
  • Palaemon communis Anslijn, 1826
  • Palaemon fabricii Rathke, 1843
  • Palaemon imbellis Fischer, 1872
  • Palaemon leachii Bell, 1851
  • Palaemon rectirostris Zaddack, 1944
  • Palaemon rectirostris octodentatus Neumann, 1878
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