Macrobrachium rosenbergii, also known as the giant river prawn or giant freshwater prawn, is a commercially important species of palaemonid freshwater prawn, native throughout the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific from India to Southeast Asia and northern Australia. It is considered a freshwater species, but its larval stage depends on brackish water; once an individual grows beyond the planktonic stage and becomes a juvenile, it lives entirely in fresh water.
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Classification
Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill). Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceGrows to over 30 cm, with total lengths of 34 cm for males and 26 cm for females. 1 Scientific NameMacrobrachium rosenbergii 1 Conservation Status Sources
1. Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Wikipedia)
Lead paragraph
Macrobrachium rosenbergii, also known as the giant river prawn or giant freshwater prawn, is a commercially important species of palaemonid freshwater prawn.
Taxobox, conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Description section
M. rosenbergii can grow to a length over 30 cm (12 in), with total lengths of 34 cm (13 in) for males and 26 cm (10 in) for females.
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