Indian bait prawn

Palaemon pacificus

Crustaceans
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–46 m
Water temperature15–28 °C
Best monthsApril, May, and June
How commonRare

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Photo credit: (c) りなべる, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by りなべる · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Palaemon pacificus is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Palaemon pacificus”, 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: 12 records
February: 15 records
March: 22 records
April: 26 records
May: 26 records
June: 28 records
July: 22 records
August: 20 records
September: 16 records
October: 20 records
November: 7 records
December: 13 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–46 m · Deepest record: 45.7 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–28 °C

14–16 °C: 3 records
16–18 °C: 8 records
18–20 °C: 55 records
20–22 °C: 7 records
22–24 °C: 29 records
24–26 °C: 18 records
26–28 °C: 1 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Shaunak Modi, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Shaunak Modi · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) りなべる, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) りなべる, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Indian bait prawn, Indian bait shrimp, Pacific grass shrimp

Names in 3 more languages

German: Pazifik-Felsengarnele, Pazifik-Felsgarnele
Japanese: イソスジエビ, イソスジエビ［オキスジビ］, オキスジエビ
Korean: 태평줄새우

Other scientific names: Leander okiensis, Leander pacificus

Similar species

Common prawn
Palaemon serratus
Chinese ditch prawn
Palaemon gravieri
striped river prawn
Palaemon intermedius
Oriental grass shrimp
Palaemon macrodactylus
Red-handed Shrimp
Palaemon serenus
Glass Shrimp
Palaemon 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).
164 open-data records from 1897 to 2021.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.

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