Gladiator prawn
Palaemon ortmanni
- Water temperature20–20 °C
- Best monthsApril, June, and July
- How commonRare
About this species
Palaemon ortmanni is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. The species has been found in China, Japan, and Taiwan.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Palaemon ortmanni”, 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: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–20 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Gladiator prawn, gladiator prawn
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Gladiator-Felsengarnele, Gladiator-Felsgarnele
- Japanese
- アシナガスジエビ
- Korean
- 긴발줄새우
- Simplified Chinese
- 敖氏長臂蝦
Other scientific names: Leander longipes
Similar species
Common prawnPalaemon serratus
Chinese ditch prawnPalaemon gravieri
striped river prawnPalaemon intermedius
Oriental grass shrimpPalaemon macrodactylus
Red-handed ShrimpPalaemon serenus
Glass ShrimpPalaemon affinis
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).
- 7 open-data records from 2006 to 2017.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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