Macrobrachium carcinus
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| Macrobrachium carcinus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Macrobrachium |
| Species: | M. carcinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrobrachium carcinus (Linnaeus, 1758)[1] | |
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Macrobrachium carcinus is a species of freshwater shrimp native to the Americas.[2] It is the largest known species of Neotropical freshwater prawn, growing up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long and weighing as much as 850 grams (30 oz), [3] although even larger specimens have been reported.[4] It is an important species for commercial fishing in the Sao Francisco area, where it is known by the local name of pitu.[5] M. carcinus is omnivorous, with a diet consisting of molluscs, small fish, algae, leaf litter and insects.[6]
M. carcinus has a tan or yellow body with dark brown stripes. Its chelae are unusually long and thin, to facilitate foraging for food in small crevices,[6] and may be blue or green in colour.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Charles Fransen (2012). "Macrobrachium carcinus (Linnaeus, 1758)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ↑ "Macrobrachium carcinus Bigclaw River Shrimp". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ↑ Methil Narayanan Kutty & Wagner C. Valenti (2009). "Culture of other freshwater prawn species". In Michael Bernard New, Wagner Cotroni Valenti & James H. Tidwell, Louis R. D'Abramo & Methil Narayanan Kutty. Freshwater Prawns: Biology and Farming. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 502–523. ISBN 978-1-4051-4861-0.
- ↑ Field & Stream. June 1998. p. 78. ISSN 87558599. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ↑ Joachim Carolsfeld (1 November 2003). Migratory Fishes of South America: Biology, Fisheries and Conservation Status. IDRC. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-9683958-2-0. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Douglas P. Reagan (1 September 1996). The Food Web of a Tropical Rain Forest. University of Chicago Press. p. 452. ISBN 978-0-226-70599-6. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ↑ Jerry G. Walls (1 April 2009). Crawfishes of Louisiana. LSU Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-8071-3409-2. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
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