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''Macrobrachium'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of freshwater
prawns Prawn is a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs (which is a member of the order decapoda), some of which can be eaten. The term "prawn"Mortenson, Philip B (2010''This is not a weasel: a close look at nature ...
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shrimps Shrimp are crustaceans (a form of shellfish) with elongated bodies and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – most commonly Caridea and Dendrobranchiata of the Decapoda, decapod order, although some Shrimp#Non-decapods , crustaceans out ...
characterised by the extreme enlargement of the second pair of
pereiopod The decapod (crustaceans such as a crab, lobster, shrimp or prawn) is made up of 20 body segments grouped into two main body parts: the cephalothorax and the pleon (abdomen). Each segment may possess one pair of appendages, although in various g ...
s, at least in the male.


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 *''
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) *''
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 ''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 amazonicum ''Macrobrachium amazonicum'', also known as the Amazon river prawn, is an economically important species of palaemonid freshwater prawn. It is found throughout the tropical and subtropical areas of South America. Description ''Macrobrachium ama ...
'' (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, ...
'' Cai & Dai, 1999 *''
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. Villalob ...
'' (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 that was first described in 1958. ''M. assamense'' is light brown to dark brown and found in Asia. References Palaemonidae Freshwater crustaceans of Asia Crustaceans described ...
'' (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. Villalob ...
'' 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'' 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, 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'' Schenkel, 1902 *''
Macrobrachium bombajense ''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 borellii'' (Nobili, 1896) *''
Macrobrachium brasiliense ''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 brevicarpum ''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, ...
'' Tan & Dong, 1996 *'' Macrobrachium bullatum'' Fincham, 1987 *'' Macrobrachium cacharense'' (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 ''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, 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 prawn, growin ...
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Macrobrachium catonium ''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, ...
'' H. H. Hobbs III & H. H. Hobbs Jr., 1995 *'' Macrobrachium cavernicola'' (Kemp, 1924) *''
Macrobrachium chevalieri ''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, 1935) *'' Macrobrachium clymene'' (De Man, 1902) *'' Macrobrachium cocoense'' Abele & W. Kim, 1984 *'' Macrobrachium cosolapaense'' Mejía-Ortíz & López-Mejía, 2011 *'' Macrobrachium cortezi'' Rodríguez, 1982 *''
Macrobrachium cowlesi ''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 crebrum ''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, 1989 *''
Macrobrachium crenulatum ''Macrobrachium crenulatum'' (Spanish common name: ''camarón bocú''
'' 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'' Ostrovski, Da Fonseca & Da Silva-Ferreira, 1996 *'' Macrobrachium depressimanum'' S. Pereira, 1993 *'' Macrobrachium dienbienphuense'' Đăng & B. Y. Nguyên, 1972 *'' Macrobrachium dierythrum'' S. Pereira, 1986 *''
Macrobrachium digitus ''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, 1989 *'' Macrobrachium digueti'' (Bouvier, 1895) *'' Macrobrachium dolatum'' Cai, Naiyanetr & Ng, 2004 *'' Macrobrachium dolichodactylus'' (Hilgendorf, 1879) *'' Macrobrachium duri'' Wowor & Ng, 2010 *''
Macrobrachium dux ''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 ...
'' (Lenz, 1910) *'' Macrobrachium edentatum'' Liang & Yan, 1986 *'' Macrobrachium elatum'' Jayachandran, 1987 *'' Macrobrachium elegantum'' Pan, Hou & S. Li, 2010 *'' Macrobrachium empulipke'' Wowor, 2010 *'' Macrobrachium equidens'' (Dana, 1852) *''
Macrobrachium esculentum ''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 faustinum'' (de Saussure, 1857) *''
Macrobrachium felicinum ''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, 1949 *''
Macrobrachium ferreirai ''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, ...
'' Kensley & Walker, 1982 *'' Macrobrachium feunteuni'' Keith & Vigneux, 2002 *'' Macrobrachium foai'' (Coutière, 1902) *''
Macrobrachium forcipatum ''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, 1995 *''
Macrobrachium formosense ''Macrobrachium formosense'', the crane river prawn, is a species of freshwater shrimp in the family Palaemonidae. It lives in streams and rivers in Taiwan and southern Japan, including the Ryukyu Islands The , also known as the or the ...
'' Spence Bate, 1868 *''
Macrobrachium fukienense ''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, 1980 *'' Macrobrachium gallus'' Holthuis, 1952 *'' Macrobrachium gangeticum'' Spence Bate, 1868 *''
Macrobrachium glabrum ''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, 1995 *''
Macrobrachium gracilirostre ''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, ...
'' (Miers, 1875) *'' Macrobrachium grandimanus'' (Randall, 1840) *'' Macrobrachium gua'' 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'' (Tiwari, 1952) *''
Macrobrachium hirtimanus ''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, ...
'' (Olivier, 1811) *'' Macrobrachium hobbsi'' Villalobos Hiriart & Natees Rodriguez, 1990 *'' Macrobrachium holthuisi'' Genofre & Lobão, 1978 *''
Macrobrachium horstii ''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 idae'' (Heller, 1862) *'' Macrobrachium idella'' (Hilgendorf, 1898) *''
Macrobrachium iheringi ''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, ...
'' (Ortmann, 1897) *''
Macrobrachium inca ''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 indicum ''Macrobrachium indicum'' is a species of freshwater 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'' and ''M. ustulatum'' ...
'' Jayachandran & Joseph, 1986 *'' Macrobrachium inflatum'' Liang & Yan, 1985 *'' Macrobrachium inpa'' Kensley & Walker, 1982 *''
Macrobrachium insulare ''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, ...
'' (Parisi, 1919) *'' Macrobrachium jacatepecense'' Mejía-Ortíz & López-Mejía, 2011 *'' Macrobrachium jacobsoni'' Holthuis, 1950 *'' Macrobrachium japonicum'' (De Haan, 1849) *'' Macrobrachium jaroense'' (Cowles, 1914) *''
Macrobrachium jayasreei ''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, ...
'' Jayachandran & Raji, 2005 *'' Macrobrachium jelskii'' (Miers, 1877) *''
Macrobrachium jiangxiense ''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 johnsoni'' Ravindranath, 1979 *'' Macrobrachium joppae'' Holthuis, 1950 *'' Macrobrachium kelianense'' Wowor & Short, 2007 *'' Macrobrachium kempi'' (Tiwari, 1949) *'' Macrobrachium kistnense'' (Tiwari, 1952) *'' Macrobrachium kiukianense'' (Yu, 1931) *''
Macrobrachium koombooloomba ''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 koreana'' De Kwon, 1984 *'' Macrobrachium kulkarnii'' Almelkar & Sankolli, 2006 *'' Macrobrachium kunjuramani'' Jayachandran & Raji, 2005 *''
Macrobrachium lamarrei ''Macrobrachium lamarrei'' commonly known as the Indian whisker shrimp, kuncho river prawn is a nocturnal species of freshwater shrimp Shrimp are crustaceans (a form of shellfish) with elongated bodies and a primarily swimming mode of loc ...
'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 *'' Macrobrachium lanatum'' Cai & Ng, 2002 *'' Macrobrachium lanceifrons'' (Dana, 1852) *'' Macrobrachium lanchesteri'' (De Man, 1911) *'' Macrobrachium lantau'' (Chow, Chan & Tsang, 2022) *''
Macrobrachium lar ''Macrobrachium lar'' 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, ...
'' (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 ''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 lepidactyloides ''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 lepidactylus ''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, ...
'' (Hilgendorf, 1879) *†'' Macrobrachium leptodactylus'' (De Man, 1892) *'' Macrobrachium leucodactylus'' Wowor & Choy, 2001 *'' Macrobrachium lingyunense'' 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 ''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, 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, ...
'' (Herklots, 1851) *'' Macrobrachium maculatum'' Liang & Yan, 1980 *'' Macrobrachium madhusoodani'' Unnikrishnan, P. M. Pillai & Jayachandran, 2011 *''
Macrobrachium malayanum ''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, 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'' 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 ''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, ...
'' Komai & Fujita, 2005 *''
Macrobrachium moorei ''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 ...
'' (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 ''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 natulorum'' Holthuis, 1984 *''
Macrobrachium neglectum ''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, 1905) *'' Macrobrachium nepalense'' Kamita, 1974 *'' Macrobrachium niloticum'' (Roux, 1833) *'' Macrobrachium niphanae'' Shokita & Takeda, 1989 *'' Macrobrachium nipponense'' (De Haan, 1849) *''
Macrobrachium nobilii ''Macrobrachium nobilii'' is a species of freshwater shrimp, first described by Henderson and Matthai, 1910. It belongs to the order Decapoda and family Palaemonidae. Distribution The caridean prawn is distributed South East India, New Caledonia ...
'' (Henderson & Matthai, 1910) *''
Macrobrachium novaehollandiae ''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. Villalob ...
'' (De Man, 1908) *''
Macrobrachium oaxacae ''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, ...
'' Mejía-Ortíz & López-Mejía, 2011 *'' Macrobrachium occidentale'' Holthuis, 1950 *'' Macrobrachium oenone'' (De Man, 1902) *'' Macrobrachium ohione'' (Smith, 1874) *'' Macrobrachium olfersii'' (Wiegmann, 1836) *'' Macrobrachium oxyphilus'' Ng, 1992 *''
Macrobrachium panamense ''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, ...
'' Rathbun, 1912 *'' Macrobrachium pantanalense'' dos Santos, Hayd & Anger, 2013 *'' Macrobrachium patheinense'' Phone & Suzuki, 2004 *'' Macrobrachium patsa'' (Coutière, 1899) *'' Macrobrachium pectinatum'' S. Pereira, 1986 *''
Macrobrachium peguense ''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 pentazona'' He, Gao & Guo, 2009 *''
Macrobrachium petersii ''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, ...
'' (Hilgendorf, 1879) *'' Macrobrachium petiti'' (Roux, 1934) *'' Macrobrachium petronioi'' Melo, Lobão & Fernandes, 1986 *''
Macrobrachium phongnhaense ''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, ...
'' (Tu & Cuong, 2015) *''
Macrobrachium pilimanus ''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, 1879) *'' Macrobrachium pilosum'' Cai & Dai, 1999 *'' Macrobrachium placidulum'' (De Man, 1892) *'' Macrobrachium placidum'' (De Man, 1892) *''
Macrobrachium platycheles ''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, ...
'' Ou & Yeo, 1995 *''
Macrobrachium platyrostris ''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 poeti'' Holthuis, 1984 *'' Macrobrachium potiuna'' (Müller, 1880) *''
Macrobrachium praecox ''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, 1928) *'' Macrobrachium pumilum'' S. Pereira, 1986 *''
Macrobrachium purpureamanus ''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, ...
'' Wowor, 1999 *''
Macrobrachium quelchi ''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. Villalob ...
'' (De Man, 1900) *'' Macrobrachium raridens'' (Hilgendorf, 1893) *'' Macrobrachium rathbunae'' Holthuis, 1950 *'' Macrobrachium reyesi'' S. Pereira, 1986 *''
Macrobrachium rhodochir ''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, 1995 *''
Macrobrachium rodriguezi ''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. Villalob ...
'' S. Pereira, 1986 *'' Macrobrachium rogersi'' (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 Ind ...
'' (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, ...
'' X. Wang, 1997 *'' Macrobrachium rude'' (Heller, 1862) *'' Macrobrachium sabanus'' Ng, 1994 *''
Macrobrachium saengphani ''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 ...
'' 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, ...
'' Nguyên, 2006 *'' Macrobrachium sankolli'' 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 ''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. Villalob ...
'' Cai & Jeng, 2001 *'' Macrobrachium shokitai'' Fujino & Baba, 1973 *'' Macrobrachium sintangense'' (De Man, 1898) *''
Macrobrachium sirindhorn ''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, ...
'' Naiyanetr, 2001 *'' Macrobrachium siwalikense'' (Tiwari, 1952) *'' Macrobrachium sollaudii'' (De Man, 1912) *'' Macrobrachium spinipes'' (Schenkel, 1902) *'' Macrobrachium spinosum'' Cai & Ng, 2001 *'' Macrobrachium srilankense'' Costa, 1979 *''
Macrobrachium striatum ''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, ...
'' 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 ''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 suongae ''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, 2003 *''
Macrobrachium superbum ''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 surinamicum'' Holthuis, 1948 *'' Macrobrachium tenellum'' (Smith, 1871) *'' Macrobrachium tenuirostrum'' X. Wang, 1997 *'' Macrobrachium thai'' Cai, Naiyanetr & Ng, 2004 *'' Macrobrachium therezieni'' Holthuis, 1965 *'' Macrobrachium thuylami'' Nguyên, 2006 *'' Macrobrachium thysi'' Powell, 1980 *''
Macrobrachium tiwarii ''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, ...
'' Jalihal, Shenoy & Sankolli, 1988 *'' Macrobrachium tolmerum'' Riek, 1951 *'' Macrobrachium totonacum'' Mejía, Alvarez & Hartnoll, 2003 *'' Macrobrachium transandicum'' Holthuis, 1950 *'' Macrobrachium tratense'' Cai, Naiyanetr & Ng, 2004 *''
Macrobrachium trichodactylum ''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, Liu & Chen ''in'' Li, Liu, Liang & Chen, 2007 *'' Macrobrachium tuxtlaense'' 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, ...
'' (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 ''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, 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


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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q2703271 Palaemonidae Freshwater crustaceans Taxa named by Charles Spence Bate