''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 ...
or
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
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
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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
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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)
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Macrobrachium agwi''
Klotz, 2008
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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
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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)
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Macrobrachium amazonicum''
(Heller, 1862)
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Macrobrachium americanum
''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, ...
''
Spence Bate, 1868
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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
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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)
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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
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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)
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Macrobrachium assamense
''Macrobrachium assamense'' 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 or ...
''
(Tiwari, 1958)
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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)
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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''
Lobão, Melo & Fernandes, 1986
*''
Macrobrachium birmanicum''
Schenkel, 1902
*''
Macrobrachium bombajense''
Almelkar & Sankolli, 2006
*''
Macrobrachium borellii''
(Nobili, 1896)
*''
Macrobrachium brasiliense''
(Heller, 1862)
*''
Macrobrachium brevicarpum''
Tan & Dong, 1996
*''
Macrobrachium bullatum
''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, ...
''
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, ...
''
(Tiwari, 1952)
*''
Macrobrachium caledonicum''
(Roux, 1926)
*''
Macrobrachium callirrhoe''
(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 prawn, growin ...
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( Linnaeus, 1758
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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
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Macrobrachium cavernicola''
(Kemp, 1924)
*''
Macrobrachium chevalieri''
(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''
Abele & W. Kim, 1989
*''
''
Holthuis, 1950
*''
Macrobrachium dalatense''
Nguyên, 2003
*''
Macrobrachium dayanum''
(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
''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 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
''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 duri
''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 & 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
''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, ...
''
(Dana, 1852)
*''
Macrobrachium esculentum''
(Thallwitz, 1891)
*''
Macrobrachium faustinum
''Macrobrachium faustinum'' 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 or ...
''
(de Saussure, 1857)
*''
Macrobrachium felicinum''
Holthuis, 1949
*''
Macrobrachium ferreirai''
Kensley & Walker, 1982
*''
Macrobrachium feunteuni''
Keith & Vigneux, 2002
*''
Macrobrachium foai''
(Coutière, 1902)
*''
Macrobrachium forcipatum''
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''
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, ...
''
Holthuis, 1952
*''
Macrobrachium gangeticum''
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, ...
''
Chong, 1989
*''
Macrobrachium guangxiense''
Liang & Yan, 1981
*''
Macrobrachium gurudeve''
Jayachandran & Raji, 2005
*''
Macrobrachium hainanense
''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 hancocki
''Macrobrachium hancocki'' is a species of freshwater shrimp found from Costa Rica southwards to Colombia and on Cocos Island and the Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands (Spanish: , , ) are an archipelago of volcanic islands. They a ...
''
Holthuis, 1950
*''
Macrobrachium handschini''
(Roux, 1933)
*''
Macrobrachium hendersodayanum''
(Tiwari, 1952)
*''
Macrobrachium hendersoni
''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, 1906)
*''
Macrobrachium heterochirus''
(Wiegmann, 1836)
*''
Macrobrachium heterorhynchos''
Guo & He, 2008
*''
Macrobrachium hildebrandti''
(Hilgendorf, 1893)
*''
Macrobrachium hirsutimanus''
(Tiwari, 1952)
*''
Macrobrachium hirtimanus''
(Olivier, 1811)
*''
Macrobrachium hobbsi''
Villalobos Hiriart & Natees Rodriguez, 1990
*''
Macrobrachium holthuisi''
Genofre & Lobão, 1978
*''
Macrobrachium horstii''
(De Man, 1892)
*''
Macrobrachium idae''
(Heller, 1862)
*''
Macrobrachium idella''
(Hilgendorf, 1898)
*''
Macrobrachium iheringi''
(Ortmann, 1897)
*''
Macrobrachium inca''
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
''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 insulare''
(Parisi, 1919)
*''
Macrobrachium jacatepecense''
Mejía-Ortíz & López-Mejía, 2011
*''
Macrobrachium jacobsoni''
Holthuis, 1950
*''
Macrobrachium japonicum''
(De Haan, 1849)
*''
Macrobrachium jaroense
''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, ...
''
(Cowles, 1914)
*''
Macrobrachium jayasreei''
Jayachandran & Raji, 2005
*''
Macrobrachium jelskii
''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, 1877)
*''
Macrobrachium jiangxiense''
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''
Short, 2004
*''
Macrobrachium koreana''
De Kwon, 1984
*''
Macrobrachium kulkarnii''
Almelkar & Sankolli, 2006
*''
Macrobrachium kunjuramani''
Jayachandran & Raji, 2005
*''
Macrobrachium lamarrei''
H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
*''
Macrobrachium lanatum''
Cai & Ng, 2002
*''
Macrobrachium lanceifrons
''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, ...
''
(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, a ...
''
(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''
(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
''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, 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''
(Herklots, 1851)
*''
Macrobrachium maculatum
''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 madhusoodani''
Unnikrishnan, P. M. Pillai & Jayachandran, 2011
*''
Macrobrachium malayanum''
(Roux, 1935)
*''
Macrobrachium malcolmsonii''
(H. Milne-Edwards, 1844)
*''
Macrobrachium mammillodactylus
''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, 1892)
*''
Macrobrachium manipurense''
(Tiwari, 1952)
*''
Macrobrachium manningi''
Pereira & Lasso, 2007
*''
Macrobrachium mazatecum''
Mejía-Ortíz & López-Mejía, 2011
*''
Macrobrachium meridionale
''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, 1983
*''
Macrobrachium michoacanus''
Villalobos Hiriart & Nates Rodriguez, 1990
*''
Macrobrachium microps''
Holthuis, 1978
*''
Macrobrachium mieni''
Đăng, 1975
*''
Macrobrachium minutum''
(Roux, 1917)
*''
Macrobrachium miyakoense''
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''
(Kemp, 1918)
*''
Macrobrachium nattereri''
(Heller, 1862)
*''
Macrobrachium natulorum''
Holthuis, 1984
*''
Macrobrachium neglectum''
(De Man, 1905)
*''
Macrobrachium nepalense''
Kamita, 1974
*''
Macrobrachium niloticum''
(Roux, 1833)
*''
Macrobrachium niphanae''
Shokita & Takeda, 1989
*''
Macrobrachium nipponense''
(De Haan, 1849)
*''
Macrobrachium nobilii''
(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''
Mejía-Ortíz & López-Mejía, 2011
*''
Macrobrachium occidentale''
Holthuis, 1950
*''
Macrobrachium oenone''
(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''
dos Santos, Hayd & Anger, 2013
*''
Macrobrachium patheinense''
Phone & Suzuki, 2004
*''
Macrobrachium patsa''
(Coutière, 1899)
*''
Macrobrachium pectinatum
''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 peguense''
(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''
(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, ...
''
Cai & Dai, 1999
*''
Macrobrachium placidulum''
(De Man, 1892)
*''
Macrobrachium placidum''
(De Man, 1892)
*''
Macrobrachium platycheles''
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
''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, ...
''
(Müller, 1880)
*''
Macrobrachium praecox''
(Roux, 1928)
*''
Macrobrachium pumilum''
S. Pereira, 1986
*''
Macrobrachium purpureamanus''
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
''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 rhodochir''
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''
(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''
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''
(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''
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''
N. N. Pillai, 1991
*''
Macrobrachium sulcatus''
(Henderson & Matthai, 1910)
*''
Macrobrachium sulcicarpale''
Holthuis, 1950
*''
Macrobrachium sundaicum''
(Heller, 1862)
*''
Macrobrachium suongae''
Nguyên, 2003
*''
Macrobrachium superbum''
(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''
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
''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, ...
''
Villalobos & Alvarez, 1999
*''
Macrobrachium unikarnatakae''
Jalihal, Shenoy & Sankolli, 1988
*''
Macrobrachium urayang''
Wowor & Short, 2007
*''
Macrobrachium veliense''
Jayachandran & Joseph, 1985
*''
Macrobrachium venustum''
(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
''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 yui
''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 zariquieyi''
Holthuis, 1949
References
External links
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q2703271
Palaemonidae
Freshwater crustaceans
Taxa named by Charles Spence Bate