Neocaridina palmata
# Neocaridina palmata

Neocaridina palmata is a freshwater shrimp found in China and Vietnam. It is found in rivers, streams and ponds. Their preferred habitat is heavily planted, slow flowing water.

## Subspecies

There are 4 subspecies:

* Neocaridina palmata bosensis (Cai, 1996)
* Neocaridina palmata luodianica (Liang, 2004)
* Neocaridina palmata meridionalis (Liang, 2004)
* Neocaridina palmata palmata (Shen, 1948)

## Status

This species is considered to be abundant and stable, and thus is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN. No specific current threats were defined for this species.

## Human interaction

For local villages, these shrimps can have a high economic value. This is attributed to high population densities and fast reproduction rates, especially in mountain streams.

