''Neopalaemon'' is a genus of
shrimps
Shrimp are crustaceans (a form of shellfish) with elongated bodies and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – most commonly Caridea and Dendrobranchiata of the decapod order, although some crustaceans outside of this order are refer ...
belonging to the family
Palaemonidae
Palaemonidae is a family of shrimp in the order Decapoda. Many species are carnivores that eat small invertebrates, and can be found in any aquatic habitat except the deep sea. One significant genus is ''Macrobrachium'', which contains commercia ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Central America.
Species:
* ''Neopalaemon nahuatlus''
Hobbs, 1973
References
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Palaemonidae
Taxa named by Horton H. Hobbs Jr.