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Macrobrachium lar

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Macrobrachium lar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Macrobrachium
Species:
M. lar
Binomial name
Macrobrachium lar
Fabricius, 1798
Synonyms
  • Cancer teatae Curtiss, 1938
  • Leander dionyx Nobili, 1905
  • Macrobrachium ornatus Jayachandran & Raji, 2004
  • Palaemon lar Fabricius, 1798
  • Palaemon longimanus Fabricius, 1798
  • Palaemon longimanus Hoffman, 1874
  • Palaemon madagascariensis Hoffman, 1874
  • Palaemon mayottensis Hoffman, 1874
  • Palaemon ornatus Olivier, 1811
  • Palaemon reunionnensis Hoffman, 1874
  • Palaemon ruber Hess, 1865
  • Palaemon spectabilis Heller, 1862
  • Palaemon spectabilis Heller, 1865
  • Palaemon tridens White, 1847
  • Palaemon vagus Heller, 1862

Macrobrachium lar, commonly known as the Camaron or the Monkey river prawn, is a species of freshwater shrimp found throughout the Indo-West Pacific area, ranging from East Africa through to the Marquesas Islands and was first described in 1798.[1] This species is found in flowing rivers and creeks near sea level.

References

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  1. ^ Charles Fransen (2012). "Macrobrachium lar (Fabricius, 1798 )". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.