''Palaemon modestus'', the Siberian prawn, is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...
shrimp
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 ...
from eastern Asia.
A revision to ''
Palaemon'' in 2013 moved ''Palaemon modestus'' to the ''Palaemon'' genus from the ''
Exopalaemon'' genus.
References
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Palaemonidae
Crustaceans described in 1862