APHOTOMARINE

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of the Sea, Maritime Environment, Marine and Rockpool Life in the
Coastal Waters of South-West England by David Fenwick.

Palaemon elegans Rathke, 1837 - A Prawn (Prawn and Shrimp Images)
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Prawn
Palaemon elegans
- head 1

Prawn
Palaemon elegans
- side view 1

Prawn
Palaemon elegans
- side view 2

Prawn
Palaemon elegans
- side view 3

Separating Palaemon elegans from Palaemon serratus, the Common Prawn can be quite tricky, notibly the species is up to 60mm long. The rostrum of the species, the pointed spike at the front of the animal, is more or less straight. There are 7-9 teeth along its upper edge and these finish close to tip. 3 sometime 2 teeth are situated behind the eye orbit. There are 2 (3) 4 teeth on lower edge of rostrum).

Images of species taken at Batten Beach, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon, 13.01.06; Spit Point, Par, near St. Austell, Cornwall, 13.01.09; and at Chyandour Rocks, Chyandour, Penzance, Cornwall, 25.09.11.

Scientific and European Names:
Palaemon elegans, Prawn, Stripestrandreke, Gewone Steurgarnaal, Gewone Steurkrab, Bouquet, Crevette Rose, Stripet Strandreke, Krewetka Elegancka, Elegant Tangraka.

Palaemon elegans synonym Leander elegans Prawn Natantia Images
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