''Macrobrachium'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of freshwater
prawns
Prawn is a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs (members of the order of decapods), some of which are edible.
The term ''prawn''Mortenson, Philip B (2010''This is not a weasel: a close look at nature's most ...
or
shrimps
A shrimp (: shrimp ( US) or shrimps ( UK)) is a crustacean with an elongated body and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – typically Decapods belonging to the Caridea or Dendrobranchiata, although some crustaceans outside of this orde ...
characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of
pereiopod
The anatomy of a decapod consists of 20 body segments grouped into two main body parts: the cephalothorax and the pleon (abdomen). Each segment – often called a somite – may possess one pair of appendages, although in various groups these m ...
s, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
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Macrobrachium acanthochirus
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
F. Villalobos, 1967
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Macrobrachium acanthurus
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
(Wiegmann, 1836)
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Macrobrachium acherontium
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
Holthuis, 1977
*''
Macrobrachium adscitum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
Riek, 1951
*''
Macrobrachium aemulum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
(Nobili, 1906)
*''
Macrobrachium agwi''
Klotz, 2008
*''
Macrobrachium ahkowi
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos ...
''
Chong & Khoo, 1987
*''
Macrobrachium altifrons''
(Henderson, 1893)
*''
Macrobrachium amazonicum''
(Heller, 1862)
*''
Macrobrachium americanum''
Spence Bate, 1868
*''
Macrobrachium amplimanus
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Cai & Dai, 1999
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Macrobrachium andamanicum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
(Tiwari, 1952)
*''
Macrobrachium aracamuni
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
Rodríguez, 1982
*''
Macrobrachium asperulum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
(von Martens, 1868)
*''
Macrobrachium assamense
''Macrobrachium assamense'' is a species of freshwater shrimp
A shrimp (: shrimp (American English, US) or shrimps (British English, UK)) is a crustacean with an elongated body and a primarily Aquatic locomotion, swimming mode of locomotion ...
''
(Tiwari, 1958)
*''
Macrobrachium atabapense
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
S. Pereira, 1986
*''
Macrobrachium atactum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
Riek, 1951
*''
Macrobrachium auratum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos ...
''
Short, 2004
*''
Macrobrachium australe
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos ...
''
(Guérin-Méneville, 1838)
*''
Macrobrachium australiense
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos ...
''
Holthuis, 1950
*''
Macrobrachium banjarae
''Macrobrachium banjarae'' is a species of freshwater shrimp
A shrimp (: shrimp (American English, US) or shrimps (British English, UK)) is a crustacean with an elongated body and a primarily Aquatic locomotion, swimming mode of locomotion ...
''
(Tiwari, 1958)
*''
Macrobrachium bariense
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
(De Man, 1892)
*''
Macrobrachium birai
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
Lobão, Melo & Fernandes, 1986
*''
Macrobrachium birmanicum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Schenkel, 1902
*''
Macrobrachium bombajense''
Almelkar & Sankolli, 2006
*''
Macrobrachium borellii
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
(Nobili, 1896)
*''
Macrobrachium brasiliense''
(Heller, 1862)
*''
Macrobrachium brevicarpum''
Tan & Dong, 1996
*''
Macrobrachium bullatum''
Fincham, 1987
*''
Macrobrachium cacharense
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
(Tiwari, 1952)
*''
Macrobrachium caledonicum''
(Roux, 1926)
*''
Macrobrachium callirrhoe
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
(De Man, 1898)
*''
Macrobrachium canarae''
(Tiwari, 1958)
*''
Macrobrachium carcinus
''Macrobrachium carcinus'' is a species of fresh water shrimp known as the big claw river shrimp. It is native to streams, rivers and creeks from Florida to southern Brazil. It is the largest known species of Neotropical freshwater shrimp, growi ...
''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
, 1758
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January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...
)
*''
Macrobrachium catonium''
H. H. Hobbs III & H. H. Hobbs Jr., 1995
*''
Macrobrachium cavernicola
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
(Kemp, 1924)
*''
Macrobrachium chevalieri''
(Roux, 1935)
*''
Macrobrachium clymene''
(De Man, 1902)
*''
Macrobrachium cocoense
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
Abele & W. Kim, 1984
*''
Macrobrachium cosolapaense''
Mejía-Ortíz & López-Mejía, 2011
*''
Macrobrachium cortezi''
Rodríguez, 1982
*''
Macrobrachium cowlesi''
Holthuis, 1950
*''
Macrobrachium crebrum''
Abele & W. Kim, 1989
*''
''
Holthuis, 1950
*''
Macrobrachium dalatense''
Nguyên, 2003
*''
Macrobrachium dayanum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
(Henderson, 1893)
*''
Macrobrachium denticulatum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
Ostrovski, Da Fonseca & Da Silva-Ferreira, 1996
*''
Macrobrachium depressimanum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
S. Pereira, 1993
*''
Macrobrachium dienbienphuense''
Đăng & B. Y. Nguyên, 1972
*''
Macrobrachium dierythrum''
S. Pereira, 1986
*''
Macrobrachium digitus''
Abele & W. Kim, 1989
*''
Macrobrachium digueti''
(Bouvier, 1895)
*''
Macrobrachium dolatum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
Cai, Naiyanetr & Ng, 2004
*''
Macrobrachium dolichodactylus
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
(Hilgendorf, 1879)
*''
Macrobrachium duri''
Wowor & Ng, 2010
*''
Macrobrachium dux''
(Lenz, 1910)
*''
Macrobrachium edentatum''
Liang & Yan, 1986
*''
Macrobrachium elatum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Jayachandran, 1987
*''
Macrobrachium elegantum''
Pan, Hou & S. Li, 2010
*''
Macrobrachium empulipke
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Wowor, 2010
*''
Macrobrachium equidens''
(Dana, 1852)
*''
Macrobrachium esculentum''
(Thallwitz, 1891)
*''
Macrobrachium faustinum
''Macrobrachium faustinum'' is a species of freshwater shrimp
A shrimp (: shrimp (American English, US) or shrimps (British English, UK)) is a crustacean with an elongated body and a primarily Aquatic locomotion, swimming mode of locomotion ...
''
(de Saussure, 1857)
*''
Macrobrachium felicinum''
Holthuis, 1949
*''
Macrobrachium ferreirai''
Kensley & Walker, 1982
*''
Macrobrachium feunteuni
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Keith & Vigneux, 2002
*''
Macrobrachium foai''
(Coutière, 1902)
*''
Macrobrachium forcipatum''
Ng, 1995
*''
Macrobrachium formosense''
Spence Bate, 1868
*''
Macrobrachium fukienense''
Liang & Yan, 1980
*''
Macrobrachium gallus
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Holthuis, 1952
*''
Macrobrachium gangeticum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Spence Bate, 1868
*''
Macrobrachium glabrum''
Holthuis, 1995
*''
Macrobrachium gracilirostre''
(Miers, 1875)
*''
Macrobrachium grandimanus''
(Randall, 1840)
*''
Macrobrachium gua
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Chong, 1989
*''
Macrobrachium guangxiense''
Liang & Yan, 1981
*''
Macrobrachium gurudeve''
Jayachandran & Raji, 2005
*''
Macrobrachium hainanense''
(Parisi, 1919)
*''
Macrobrachium hancocki''
Holthuis, 1950
*''
Macrobrachium handschini''
(Roux, 1933)
*''
Macrobrachium hendersodayanum''
(Tiwari, 1952)
*''
Macrobrachium hendersoni''
(De Man, 1906)
*''
Macrobrachium heterochirus''
(Wiegmann, 1836)
*''
Macrobrachium heterorhynchos''
Guo & He, 2008
*''
Macrobrachium hildebrandti''
(Hilgendorf, 1893)
*''
Macrobrachium hirsutimanus
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
(Tiwari, 1952)
*''
Macrobrachium hirtimanus''
(Olivier, 1811)
*''
Macrobrachium hobbsi
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Villalobos Hiriart & Natees Rodriguez, 1990
*''
Macrobrachium holthuisi''
Genofre & Lobão, 1978
*''
Macrobrachium horstii''
(De Man, 1892)
*''
Macrobrachium idae
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
(Heller, 1862)
*''
Macrobrachium idella''
(Hilgendorf, 1898)
*''
Macrobrachium iheringi''
(Ortmann, 1897)
*''
Macrobrachium inca''
Holthuis, 1950
*''
Macrobrachium indianum
''Macrobrachium indianum'' is a species of freshwater prawn of South India. It was first described in 2015. This freshwater prawn was described from Pamba River, Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the ...
''
Pillai et al., 2015
*''
Macrobrachium indicum
''Macrobrachium indicum'' is a species of Fresh water, freshwater Caridea, shrimp of South India. It was first described in 1986. This freshwater prawn was described from Vellayani Lake, Kerala. This species is closely related to ''M. australe'' a ...
''
Jayachandran & Joseph, 1986
*''
Macrobrachium inflatum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
Liang & Yan, 1985
*''
Macrobrachium inpa''
Kensley & Walker, 1982
*''
Macrobrachium insulare''
(Parisi, 1919)
*''
Macrobrachium jacatepecense
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Mejía-Ortíz & López-Mejía, 2011
*''
Macrobrachium jacobsoni
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Holthuis, 1950
*''
Macrobrachium japonicum''
(De Haan, 1849)
*''
Macrobrachium jaroense''
(Cowles, 1914)
*''
Macrobrachium jayasreei''
Jayachandran & Raji, 2005
*''
Macrobrachium jelskii''
(Miers, 1877)
*''
Macrobrachium jiangxiense''
Liang & Yan, 1985
*''
Macrobrachium johnsoni
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Ravindranath, 1979
*''
Macrobrachium joppae''
Holthuis, 1950
*''
Macrobrachium kelianense''
Wowor & Short, 2007
*''
Macrobrachium kempi
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
(Tiwari, 1949)
*''
Macrobrachium kistnense
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
(Tiwari, 1952)
*''
Macrobrachium kiukianense
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
(Yu, 1931)
*''
Macrobrachium koombooloomba''
Short, 2004
*''
Macrobrachium koreana
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
De Kwon, 1984
*''
Macrobrachium kulkarnii
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
Almelkar & Sankolli, 2006
*''
Macrobrachium kunjuramani''
Jayachandran & Raji, 2005
*''
Macrobrachium lamarrei''
H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
*''
Macrobrachium lanatum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Cai & Ng, 2002
*''
Macrobrachium lanceifrons''
(Dana, 1852)
*''
Macrobrachium lanchesteri
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
(De Man, 1911)
*''
Macrobrachium lantau
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
(Chow, Chan & Tsang, 2022)
*''
Macrobrachium lar''
(Fabricius, 1798)
*''
Macrobrachium latidactylus
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
(Thallwitz, 1891)
*''
Macrobrachium latimanus''
(von Martens, 1868)
*''
Macrobrachium lepidactyloides''
(De Man, 1892)
*''
Macrobrachium lepidactylus''
(Hilgendorf, 1879)
*†''
Macrobrachium leptodactylus
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
(De Man, 1892)
*''
Macrobrachium leucodactylus
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Wowor & Choy, 2001
*''
Macrobrachium lingyunense
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
J. Li, Cai & Clarke, 2006
*''
Macrobrachium lopopodus''
Wowor & Choy, 2001
*''
Macrobrachium lorentzi
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
(Roux, 1921)
*''
Macrobrachium lucifugum''
Holthuis, 1974
*''
Macrobrachium lujae''
(De Man, 1912)
*''
Macrobrachium macrobrachion
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
(Herklots, 1851)
*''
Macrobrachium maculatum''
Liang & Yan, 1980
*''
Macrobrachium madhusoodani''
Unnikrishnan, P. M. Pillai & Jayachandran, 2011
*''
Macrobrachium malayanum''
(Roux, 1935)
*''
Macrobrachium malcolmsonii''
(H. Milne-Edwards, 1844)
*''
Macrobrachium mammillodactylus''
(Thallwitz, 1892)
*''
Macrobrachium manipurense''
(Tiwari, 1952)
*''
Macrobrachium manningi''
Pereira & Lasso, 2007
*''
Macrobrachium mazatecum''
Mejía-Ortíz & López-Mejía, 2011
*''
Macrobrachium meridionale''
Liang & Yan, 1983
*''
Macrobrachium michoacanus
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Villalobos Hiriart & Nates Rodriguez, 1990
*''
Macrobrachium microps''
Holthuis, 1978
*''
Macrobrachium mieni
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
Đăng, 1975
*''
Macrobrachium minutum''
(Roux, 1917)
*''
Macrobrachium miyakoense''
Komai & Fujita, 2005
*''
Macrobrachium moorei''
(Calman, 1899)
*''
Macrobrachium naso
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
(Kemp, 1918)
*''
Macrobrachium nattereri''
(Heller, 1862)
*''
Macrobrachium natulorum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Holthuis, 1984
*''
Macrobrachium neglectum''
(De Man, 1905)
*''
Macrobrachium nepalense
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Kamita, 1974
*''
Macrobrachium niloticum''
(Roux, 1833)
*''
Macrobrachium niphanae
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos ...
''
Shokita & Takeda, 1989
*''
Macrobrachium nipponense''
(De Haan, 1849)
*''
Macrobrachium nobilii''
(Henderson & Matthai, 1910)
*''
Macrobrachium novaehollandiae''
(De Man, 1908)
*''
Macrobrachium oaxacae''
Mejía-Ortíz & López-Mejía, 2011
*''
Macrobrachium occidentale''
Holthuis, 1950
*''
Macrobrachium oenone
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
(De Man, 1902)
*''
Macrobrachium ohione
''Macrobrachium ohione'', commonly known as the Ohio shrimp, Ohio river shrimp or Ohio river prawn, is a species of freshwater shrimp found in rivers throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean drainage basins of North America. It is the bes ...
''
(Smith, 1874)
*''
Macrobrachium olfersii''
(Wiegmann, 1836)
*''
Macrobrachium oxyphilus
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
Ng, 1992
*''
Macrobrachium panamense''
Rathbun, 1912
*''
Macrobrachium pantanalense
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
dos Santos, Hayd & Anger, 2013
*''
Macrobrachium patheinense
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Phone & Suzuki, 2004
*''
Macrobrachium patsa''
(Coutière, 1899)
*''
Macrobrachium pectinatum''
S. Pereira, 1986
*''
Macrobrachium peguense''
(Tiwari, 1952)
*''
Macrobrachium pentazona
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
He, Gao & Guo, 2009
*''
Macrobrachium petersii''
(Hilgendorf, 1879)
*''
Macrobrachium petiti''
(Roux, 1934)
*''
Macrobrachium petronioi
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Melo, Lobão & Fernandes, 1986
*''
Macrobrachium phongnhaense'' (
Tu & Cuong, 2015)
*''
Macrobrachium pilimanus''
(De Man, 1879)
*''
Macrobrachium pilosum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Cai & Dai, 1999
*''
Macrobrachium placidulum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
(De Man, 1892)
*''
Macrobrachium placidum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
(De Man, 1892)
*''
Macrobrachium platycheles''
Ou & Yeo, 1995
*''
Macrobrachium platyrostris''
(Tiwari, 1952)
*''
Macrobrachium poeti''
Holthuis, 1984
*''
Macrobrachium potiuna''
(Müller, 1880)
*''
Macrobrachium praecox''
(Roux, 1928)
*''
Macrobrachium pumilum''
S. Pereira, 1986
*''
Macrobrachium purpureamanus''
Wowor, 1999
*''
Macrobrachium quelchi''
(De Man, 1900)
*''
Macrobrachium raridens''
(Hilgendorf, 1893)
*''
Macrobrachium rathbunae
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Holthuis, 1950
*''
Macrobrachium reyesi''
S. Pereira, 1986
*''
Macrobrachium rhodochir''
Ng, 1995
*''
Macrobrachium rodriguezi''
S. Pereira, 1986
*''
Macrobrachium rogersi
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
(Tiwari, 1952)
*''
Macrobrachium rosenbergii
''Macrobrachium rosenbergii'', also known as the giant river prawn or giant freshwater prawn, is a commercially important species of Palaemonidae, palaemonid freshwater prawn. It is found throughout the tropical and subtropical areas of the I ...
''
(De Man, 1879)
*''
Macrobrachium rostratum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
X. Wang, 1997
*''
Macrobrachium rude
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
(Heller, 1862)
*''
Macrobrachium sabanus
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Ng, 1994
*''
Macrobrachium saengphani''
Saengphan, Panijpan, Senapin, Suksomnit & Phiwsaiya, 2020
*''
Macrobrachium saigonense
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Nguyên, 2006
*''
Macrobrachium sankolli
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Jalihal & Shenoy ''in'' Jalihal, Shenoy & Sankolli, 1988
*''
Macrobrachium santanderensis''
Garcia-Perez & Villamizar, 2009
*''
Macrobrachium sbordonii''
Mejía-Ortíz, Baldari & López-Mejía, 2008
*''
Macrobrachium scabriculum
''Macrobrachium scabriculum'' is a species of freshwater shrimp. It is distributed in countries and territories around the Indian Ocean (East Africa, Madagascar, South Asia, Sumatra). It is known as Goda River prawn. The total length of male praw ...
''
(Heller, 1862)
*''
Macrobrachium scorteccii
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
Maccagno, 1961
*''
Macrobrachium shaoi''
Cai & Jeng, 2001
*''
Macrobrachium shokitai''
Fujino & Baba, 1973
*''
Macrobrachium sintangense
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
(De Man, 1898)
*''
Macrobrachium sirindhorn''
Naiyanetr, 2001
*''
Macrobrachium siwalikense''
(Tiwari, 1952)
*''
Macrobrachium sollaudii''
(De Man, 1912)
*''
Macrobrachium spinipes''
(Schenkel, 1902)
*''
Macrobrachium spinosum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Cai & Ng, 2001
*''
Macrobrachium srilankense''
Costa, 1979
*''
Macrobrachium striatum''
N. N. Pillai, 1991
*''
Macrobrachium sulcatus
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
(Henderson & Matthai, 1910)
*''
Macrobrachium sulcicarpale''
Holthuis, 1950
*''
Macrobrachium sundaicum''
(Heller, 1862)
*''
Macrobrachium suongae''
Nguyên, 2003
*''
Macrobrachium superbum''
(Heller, 1862)
*''
Macrobrachium surinamicum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Holthuis, 1948
*''
Macrobrachium tenellum''
(Smith, 1871)
*''
Macrobrachium tenuirostrum''
X. Wang, 1997
*''
Macrobrachium thai''
Cai, Naiyanetr & Ng, 2004
*''
Macrobrachium therezieni''
Holthuis, 1965
*''
Macrobrachium thuylami
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*'' Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, ...
''
Nguyên, 2006
*''
Macrobrachium thysi''
Powell, 1980
*''
Macrobrachium tiwarii''
Jalihal, Shenoy & Sankolli, 1988
*''
Macrobrachium tolmerum''
Riek, 1951
*''
Macrobrachium totonacum''
Mejía, Alvarez & Hartnoll, 2003
*''
Macrobrachium transandicum''
Holthuis, 1950
*''
Macrobrachium tratense
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Cai, Naiyanetr & Ng, 2004
*''
Macrobrachium trichodactylum''
Liang, Liu & Chen ''in'' Li, Liu, Liang & Chen, 2007
*''
Macrobrachium tuxtlaense
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
Villalobos & Alvarez, 1999
*''
Macrobrachium unikarnatakae''
Jalihal, Shenoy & Sankolli, 1988
*''
Macrobrachium urayang''
Wowor & Short, 2007
*''
Macrobrachium veliense''
Jayachandran & Joseph, 1985
*''
Macrobrachium venustum
''Macrobrachium'' is a genus of freshwater prawns or shrimps characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of pereiopods, at least in the male.
Species
It contains these species:
*''Macrobrachium acanthochirus'' F. Villalobos, 1 ...
''
(Parisi, 1919)
*''
Macrobrachium vicconi''
Román, Ortega & Mejía, 2000
*''
Macrobrachium vietnamiense''
Đăng ''in'' Đăng & B. Y. Nguyên, 1972
*''
Macrobrachium villalobosi''
H. H. Hobbs Jr., 1973
*''
Macrobrachium villosimanus''
(Tiwari, 1949)
*''
Macrobrachium vollenhoveni
''Macrobrachium vollenhoveni'', the African river prawn, is a species of large, commercially important prawn from the family Palaemonidae from West Africa. It is a catadromous species that moves from freshwater to brackish water to spawn returnin ...
''
(Herklots, 1857)
*''
Macrobrachium walvanense''
Almelkar, Jalihal & Sankolli, 1999
*''
Macrobrachium wannanense''
Dai & Tan, 1993
*''
Macrobrachium weberi''
(De Man, 1892)
*''
Macrobrachium yui''
Holthuis, 1950
*''
Macrobrachium zariquieyi''
Holthuis, 1949
References
External links
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Palaemonidae
Freshwater crustaceans
Taxa named by Charles Spence Bate