Palaemon xiphias Risso, 1816
Posidonia prawn
photo by Coudre, Christian

Family:  Palaemonidae (palaemonid shrimps)
Max. size:  6.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Eastern Central Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs in shallow eel-grass meadows and is almost exclusively carnivorous (Ref. 82172).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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