Macrobrachium agwi
| Macrobrachium agwi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Macrobrachium |
| Species: | M. agwi |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrobrachium agwi Klotz, 2008 | |
Macrobrachium agwi is a species of freshwater shrimp, first described in 2008, endemic to the Himalaya. It was discovered when a shipment of ornamental prawns, destined for the aquarium trade,, was shipped from Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India to Europe. Examination of the shipment showed that one type of shrimp was a new, undescribed species.[1]
References
- ↑ Werner Klotz (2008). "Macrobrachium agwi – a new species of freshwater prawn (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from East Bengal, India" (PDF excerpt). Zootaxa. 1844: 47–54.
External links
- Charles Fransen (2011). "Macrobrachium agwi Klotz, 2008". World Register of Marine Species.
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