Macrobrachium formosense

Macrobrachium formosense
Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Macrobrachium
Species: M. formosense
Binomial name
Macrobrachium formosense
Spence Bate, 1868
Synonyms [2]
  • Palaemon riukiuensis Kubo, 1940
  • Palaemon similis Yu, 1931
  • Palemon longipes De Haan, 1849

Macrobrachium formosense, the crane river prawn,[3] is a species of freshwater shrimp in the family Palaemonidae. It lives in streams and rivers in Taiwan and southern Japan, including the Ryukyu Islands.[1] Macrobrachium formosense reaches a carapace length of 10–20 millimetres (0.4–0.8 in).[4]

References

  1. 1 2 S. De Grave & J. Shy (2013). "Macrobrachium formosense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  2. Charles Fransen (2013). "Macrobrachium formosense Spence Bate, 1868". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  3. "Macrobrachium formosense Bate, 1868". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  4. Otomi Jun; Nakabayashi Naoyuki (1999). "Reproductive biology of the crane river prawn Macrobrachium formosense". Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi. 65 (3): 473–479.


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