''Palaemon capensis'' is a species of

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 ...

of the family Palaemonidae. It is endemic to the

Eastern Cape The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha. The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in ...

province of South Africa, where it lives in both fresh and brackish water.

References

Palaemonidae Endemic crustaceans of South Africa Crustaceans described in 1897 {{Caridea-stub