Palaemon serenus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Palaemonidae |
Genus: | Palaemon |
Species: | P. serenus
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Binomial name | |
Palaemon serenus (Heller, 1862)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Leander serenus Heller, 1862 |
Palaemon serenus, commonly known as the red-handed shrimp, rockpool shrimp, or rock-pool prawn, is a species of marine shrimp in the family Palaemonidae native to southern and eastern Australia.[1] They are omnivores, feeding on algae or scavenging for animal matter.[2][3]