lake prawn; Palaemon paucidens
A small freshwater shrimp native to East Asia, often used as fishing bait or in aquaria. The scientific name is Palaemon paucidens.
Lake prawns are often used as fishing bait.
You can catch a lot of lake prawns in this river.
Katakana spelling is common for this species name; usually written in kana.
Kanji form; rarely used. The first character means 'stripe' or 'line'.
Kanji form; rarely used. The first character means 'muscle' or 'stripe'.
The name スジエビ (sujiebi) literally means 'stripe shrimp', referring to the striped pattern on its body. The exact derivation is uncertain.