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Rockpool Prawn
Palaemon elegans
8,140 observations in the source records
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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What the records say
- 8,140 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Common PrawnPalaemon serratus
Baltic prawnPalaemon adspersus
Brown ShrimpCrangon crangon
Glass ShrimpPalaemon affinis
Carpenter PrawnPalaemon serrifer
Oriental ShrimpPalaemon macrodactylus
Caribbean bait prawnPalaemon northropi
Eastern Grass ShrimpPalaemon paludosus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,763 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 3,518 |
| Spain | 332 |
| United Kingdom | 227 |
| France | 210 |
| Canarias | 160 |
| Rhode Island | 146 |
| Portugal | 131 |
| England | 126 |
| Italy | 111 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostracans · Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapods · Decapoda |
| Family | palaemonid shrimps · Palaemonidae |
| Genus | Glass Shrimps · Palaemon |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Rockpool Prawn with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.