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title: "Gewone steurgarnaal"
description: "Palaemon elegans — Andere dieren. Palaemon elegans sometimes known by the common name rockpool shrimp, is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/rockpool-prawn
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gewone steurgarnaal

> Palaemon elegans — Andere dieren. Palaemon elegans sometimes known by the common name rockpool shrimp, is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae.

- Scientific name: *Palaemon elegans*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 7768
- Wikidata: [Q1746434](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1746434)
- iNaturalist taxon: [153169](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/153169)

## Names

- en: Rockpool Prawn
- de: Steingarnele
- es: Camarón de poza
- fr: Petite crevette rose
- nl: Gewone steurgarnaal
- pl: Krewetka atlantycka

## Countries with the most observations

ES (941), FR (891), GB (637), PT (545), HR (379), IT (305), GR (264), US (264), DK (151), SE (127), DZ (110), NL (88)

## Summary

Palaemon elegans sometimes known by the common name rockpool shrimp, is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. It is native to the eastern North Atlantic (including Macaronesia), the Baltic, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, and introduced in the Caspian and Aral seas. It is similar to three other members of the genus Palaemon: Palaemon serratus, Palaemon longirostris and Palaemon adspersus, and has displaced or replaced populations of Palaemon adspersus in some locations. It is considered an invasive species in parts of the United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaemon_elegans

## Photo

![Gewone steurgarnaal](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rockpool-prawn/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dimitri Brosens · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/176983470

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rockpool-prawn?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).