Macrobrachium formosense

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]

Macrobrachium formosense
Museum specimen

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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
Synonyms[2]
  • Palaemon riukiuensis Kubo, 1940
  • Palaemon similis Yu, 1931
  • Palemon longipes De Haan, 1849

References
  1. S. De Grave & J. Shy (2013). "Macrobrachium formosense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T197767A2499146. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T197767A2499146.en.
  2. Charles Fransen (2013). "Macrobrachium formosense Spence Bate, 1868". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  3. "Macrobrachium formosense Bate, 1868". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  4. 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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