Red-handed Shrimp feed on algae or scavenge for animal matter. While most commonly found in sea water, they do also occur around the mouths of estuaries, but always in the higher salinity areas. The females are larger than the males. Eggs are carried under the abdomen

At a glance

Habitat Can be found in tidal rock pools and on reefs out to a depth of at 15m
Size Can grow to around 60mm in length
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australia from central Queensland to Perth in Western Australia, including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia from central Queensland to Perth in Western Australia, including around Tasmania
Habitat
Can be found in tidal rock pools and on reefs out to a depth of at 15m
Size
Can grow to around 60mm in length

Identification

A transparent body that features thin red lines on the carapace and red dots along the abdomen the palms feature a wide red band
Common Name Rock-Pool Shrimp
Aliases Banded Shrimp, Red-handed Shrimp,
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumCrustacea
SuperclassMulticrustacea
ClassMalacostraca
SubclassEumalacostraca
SuperorderEucarida
OrderDecapoda
SuborderPleocyemata
InfraorderCaridea
SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
FamilyPalaemonidae
GenusPalaemon
SpeciesPalaemon serenus
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