Rockpool Prawn

Illustrated: Adult rockpool prawn, translucent curved cylindrical body with red-brown diagonal carapace lines and vertical abdominal bands, six abdominal segments and tail fan. Short straight rostrum with eight dorsal and three ventral teeth, large compound eyes, fine long antennae. First TWO leg pairs carry small claws with yellow-brown bands, three rear pairs slender pointed legs.

Palaemon elegans

All languages

English

Rockpool Prawn

Norwegian

stripestrandreke

Japanese

Palaemon elegans — Scientific name; Japanese name under review

Korean

Palaemon elegans — Scientific name; Korean name under review

Spanish

Camarón de poza

French

Petite crevette rose

German

Steingarnele

Beta edition. Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.