Rockpool prawn

Order Decapoda

Family Palaemonidae

Euryhaline crustacean (marine and freshwater) consisting of a cephalothorax, abdomen and tail. Wide and short face, no longer than the scaphocerite, with 7 to 9 teeth at the dorsal border and 3 at the ventral. Transparent coloration, with black lines, longitudinal in the carapace and transverse in the posterior border of each abdominal segment, accompanied by thinner and clear dashed lines. Blue and yellow spots on the joints of pereiopods. Up to 6 cm in length.

Characteristics

FAO code
PNQ

Specie
Palaemon elegans

Type
Crustaceans

FAO Fishing Areas

Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
Area 4: Asia - Inland waters
Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean

Fishing seasons

feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec

International denominations

China 美丽长臂虾

France Bouquet flaque

Italy Gamberello

Portugal Camarão

United Kingdom Rockpool prawn

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