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Gen. 45. PALiEMON, Fabr. 



Inner antennae ending in three rnany-jointed filaments. 

 Second pair of legs stronger than the fore pair, and having 

 the wrist of one piece. Beak long and strongly toothed 

 both above and below. Eyes large and prominent. 



The species of this genus are much sought after and 

 esteemed for their delicate flavour. When cooked they 

 turn red. 



Pal/emon serratus, Fabr. Common Prawn. (Plate IX. 

 fig. 2.) — Beak extending considerably beyond the lamellar 

 appendage of the outer antennae ; much bent back near the 

 end, and bifid at the tip ; the upper margin smooth on the 

 front half, and armed on the posterior part with seven or 

 eight teeth. 



A common species on most parts of our coast ; it is much 

 sought after as a dainty. Mr. Couch remarks that the 

 largest specimens are found on the rockiest coasts, where it 

 seeks Ihe shelter of large stones and places overhung with 

 weeds. He adds that this species prefers the stillest waters, 

 advancing and retiring with the tide ; in summer it prefers 

 water that has a distinct feeling of warmth, and in winter 

 it seeks what is at that season less cold than at the margin, 



