Macrobrachium formosense
| Macrobrachium formosense | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Macrobrachium |
| Species: | M. formosense |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrobrachium formosense Spence Bate, 1868 | |
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Macrobrachium formosense, the crane river prawn,[3] 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.[1] Macrobrachium formosense reaches a carapace length of 10–20 millimetres (0.4–0.8 in).[4]
References
- 1 2 S. De Grave & J. Shy (2013). "Macrobrachium formosense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ↑ Charles Fransen (2013). "Macrobrachium formosense Spence Bate, 1868". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Macrobrachium formosense Bate, 1868". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ↑ Otomi Jun; Nakabayashi Naoyuki (1999). "Reproductive biology of the crane river prawn Macrobrachium formosense". Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi. 65 (3): 473–479.
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