Palaemon serenus Red-handed Shrimp, Rockpool Shrimp, Rock-pool Prawn

Palaemon serenus is commonly referred to as Red-handed Shrimp, Rockpool Shrimp, Rock-pool Prawn. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

2562 

AphiaID:

514464 

Scientific:

Palaemon serenus 

German:

Rothand Garnele, Rockpool Garnele 

English:

Red-handed Shrimp, Rockpool Shrimp, Rock-pool Prawn 

Category:

Krevety 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Palaemonidae (Family) > Palaemon (Genus) > serenus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Heller, 1862 

Occurrence:

Australia, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Queensland (Australia), Tasmania (Australia) 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

0 - 15 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Estuaries (river mouths), Rock crevices, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.79" - 2.36" (2cm - 6cm) 

Temperature:

10,6 °F - 17,4 °F (10,6°C - 17,4°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Carrion, Detritus, omnivore 

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Palaemon adspersus
  Ostseegarnele
• Palaemon concinnus
• Palaemon debilis
• 
  Palaemon elegans
  Kleine Felsengarnele, Steingarnele
• 
  Palaemon floridanus
  Felsengarnele
• Palaemon gravieri
• 
  Palaemon longirostris
  Delta Felsengarnele
• 
  Palaemon macrodactylus
  Felsengarnele
• Palaemon maculatus
• Palaemon northropi
• Palaemon ortmanni
• 
  Palaemon pacificus
  Felsengarnele
• Palaemon pandaliformis
• Palaemon paucidens
• 
  Palaemon ritteri
  Teppich-Felsengarnele, Streifen-Felsengarnele
• 
  Palaemon serratus
  Sägegarnele, Gemeine Felsengarnele
• Palaemon serrifer
• 
  Palaemon xiphias
  Seegras-Felsengarnele
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Palaemon affinis
  Felsengarnele
• 
  Palaemon serenus
  Rothand Garnele, Rockpool Garnele
• 
  Palaemon varians
  Schwimmgarnele, Brackwassergarnele, Glasgarnele

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2008-08-13 08:17:35 

Last edit:

2026-08-28 18:02:10 

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