''Cryphiops caementarius'' is a

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n freshwater shrimp.

Distribution

It is found in the rivers of

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and

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, where it is known as ' or '. The males are called '. The females return to the estuaries to spawn, and the larvae migrate up-river.

Description

Adults reach a total length of .

Capture and culture

It is caught for food from the wild. There has been experimental aquaculture of this species. In Chile, the aquaculture production technology has been developed by the research staff of the Aquaculture Department of the Universidad Católica del Norte, trying to enhance cultivation at commercial level, obtaining a sustainable production in order to decrease the pressure on natural populations. By collecting of ovigerous females from their natural habitat, research shows that it is possible to cultivate ''C. caementarius'' juveniles in 65 days through 18 zoeal stages.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3932982 Palaemonidae Edible crustaceans Freshwater crustaceans of South America Crustaceans described in 1782