Palaemon paucidens is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. It is found in rivers on the Korean Peninsula and in Japan.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Lake prawn being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Palaemon kadiakensis
- Macrobrachium nipponense
- Palaemon paludosus
- Paratya curvirostris
- Palaemon varians
- Macrobrachium australe
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Palaemonidae
- Genus
- Palaemon
- Species
- Palaemon paucidens
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