''Macrobrachium srilankense''
[Chace, Fenner A., Jr., and A. J. Bruce (1993) The Caridean Shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda) of the Albatross Philippine Expedition 1907-1910, pt. 6: Superfamily Palaemonoidea, Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, no. 543] is a
species of
freshwater prawn Freshwater shrimp are any shrimp which live in fresh water.
This includes:
*Any Caridea (shrimp) which live in fresh water, especially the family Atyidae
*Species in the genus ''Macrobrachium''
:*''Macrobrachium ohione'', the Ohio River shrimp
:* ...
belong the family
Palaemonidae. The species was first described by Costa in the year 1979.
[''ITIS: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System''. Orrell T. (custodian), 2011-04-26] It is reported from
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
.
[Costa, H.H., 1979. The Palaemonidae of the Inland waters of Sri Lanka.— Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences) 13: 39-64]
References
Palaemonidae
Freshwater crustaceans of Asia
Crustaceans described in 1979
Fauna of Sri Lanka
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