''Atya scabra'' is a species of freshwater

shrimp Shrimp are crustaceans (a form of shellfish) with elongated bodies and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – most commonly Caridea and Dendrobranchiata of the decapod order, although some crustaceans outside of this order are refer ...

in the family

Atyidae Atyidae is a family of shrimp, present in all tropical and most temperate waters of the world. Adults of this family are almost always confined to fresh water. This is the only family in the superfamily Atyoidea. Genera and species The follow ...

. ''Atya scabra'' can reach a length of about in males, while females are generally smaller, reaching about . It lives on rocky bottoms in rivers connected to the Atlantic Ocean. The species is widespread from

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, and

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. In Africa, it occurs from

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, the

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and the islands of the

Gulf of Guinea The Gulf of Guinea is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean from Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude) is in the ...

. The species is commonly used as bait in commercial fishing, mostly in the northern regions of Brazil. To maintain stable populations, a no-take period from May to August and a minimum take length of 70 mm have been proposed.

References

Atyidae Freshwater crustaceans of Africa Freshwater crustaceans of North America Freshwater crustaceans of South America Arthropods of the Dominican Republic Crustaceans described in 1816 Taxa named by William Elford Leach {{Caridea-stub