Macrobrachium hancocki
Macrobrachium hancocki | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Palaemonidae |
Genus: | Macrobrachium |
Species: | M. hancocki |
Binomial name | |
Macrobrachium hancocki Holthuis, 1950 | |
Macrobrachium hancocki is a species of freshwater shrimp found from Costa Rica southwards to Colombia and on the Cocos Islands and the Galápago Islands.[1] The species primarily inhabits swamp waters, small streams and stagnant pools. This species was first described in 1958.[2]
References
- ↑ "Macrobrachium hancocki on the ICUN Redlist".
- ↑ Charles Fransen (2012). "Macrobrachium hancocki (Holthuis, 1950)". World Register of Marine Species.
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