striped river prawn
Palaemon intermedius
- Usual depth1–11 m
- Water temperature14–20 °C
- Best monthsMarch, September, and December
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Lek Khauv, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Palaemon intermedius is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. It is endemic to temperate waters around southeastern Australia. The shrimp is translucent, with red spots and narrow stripes.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Palaemon intermedius”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 31 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 217 records
- April: 55 records
- May: 21 records
- June: 176 records
- July: 26 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 269 records
- October: 44 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 294 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–11 m · Deepest record: 11 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–20 °C
Photos
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(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- striped river prawn, Striped Shrimp
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- Camarón rayado
- French
- Bouquet rayé
Other scientific names: Leander intermedius, Macrobrachium intermedium
Similar species
Common prawnPalaemon serratus
Chinese ditch prawnPalaemon gravieri
Oriental grass shrimpPalaemon macrodactylus
Red-handed ShrimpPalaemon serenus
Glass ShrimpPalaemon affinis
Feeble shrimpPalaemon debilis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,370 open-data records from 1911 to 2007.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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