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Giant Freshwater Prawn

Crustaceans

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.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Farmed or Commercially Raised 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Derived 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.
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Grows to over 30 cm, with total lengths of 34 cm for males and 26 cm for females. 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Scientific Name
Macrobrachium rosenbergii 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Decapoda, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Giant Freshwater Prawn

In Biome

Freshwater, Biomes
Source Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Argentina

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Australia

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Bangladesh

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Brazil

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China

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Colombia

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Costa Rica

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Dominica

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Dominican Republic

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Egypt

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Federated States of Micronesia

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Fiji

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France

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Gabon

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Guyana

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Honduras

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India

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Indonesia

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Iran

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Israel

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Malaysia

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Mexico

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South Asia

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Taiwan

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Thailand

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Sources
1. Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Macrobrachium rosenbergii is a commercially important species of palaemonid freshwater prawn.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • 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.
  • widely cultivated in several countries for food
  • introduced to parts of Africa, China, Japan, New Zealand, the Americas, and the Caribbean
  • In Biome: Freshwater, Lead section
    Macrobrachium rosenbergii is a commercially important species of palaemonid freshwater prawn.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Animals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fauna","language":"EN"},{"name":"Animaux","language":"FR"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Wikidata: Giant Freshwater Prawn
  • Wikidata Q2700085, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Decapoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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