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Macrobrachium Bate, 1868
Taxonomic Serial No.: 96220

Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):
	Common Name(s):

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2004

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria
	Infrakingdom	Protostomia
	Superphylum	Ecdysozoa
	Phylum	Arthropoda – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods
	Subphylum	Crustacea Brünnich, 1772 – crustacés, crustáceo, crustaceans
	Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802
	Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892
	Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904 – camarão, caranguejo, ermitão, lagosta, siri
	Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 – crabs, crayfishes, lobsters, prawns, shrimp, crabes, crevettes, écrevisses, homards
	Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
	Infraorder	Caridea Dana, 1852
	Superfamily	Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815
	Family	Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815
	Subfamily	Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815
	Genus	Macrobrachium Bate, 1868
		Direct Children:
	Species	Macrobrachium acanthochirus Villalobos, 1967
	Species	Macrobrachium acanthurus (Wiegmann, 1836) – cinnamon river shrimp
	Species	Macrobrachium acherontium Holthuis, 1977
	Species	Macrobrachium adscitum Riek, 1951
	Species	Macrobrachium aemulum (Nobili, 1906) – Noumea river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium ahkowi Chong and Koo, 1987
	Species	Macrobrachium altifrons (Henderson, 1893)
	Species	Macrobrachium amazonicum (Heller, 1862) – Amazon River prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium americanum Bate, 1868 – cauque river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium andamanicum (Tiwari, 1952)
	Species	Macrobrachium aracamuni Rodriguez, 1982
	Species	Macrobrachium asperulum (Von Martens, 1868)
	Species	Macrobrachium assamense (Tiwari, 1958)
	Species	Macrobrachium atabapense Pereira, 1986
	Species	Macrobrachium atactum Riek, 1951
	Species	Macrobrachium australe (Guérin-Méneville, 1838) – koua river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950
	Species	Macrobrachium banjare (Tiwari, 1958)
	Species	Macrobrachium bariense (De Man, 1892)
	Species	Macrobrachium birae Lobao, Melo and Fernandes, 1986
	Species	Macrobrachium borellii (Nobili, 1896)
	Species	Macrobrachium brasiliense (Heller, 1862)
	Species	Macrobrachium brevicarpum Tan and Dong, 1996
	Species	Macrobrachium bullatum Fincham, 1987
	Species	Macrobrachium caledonicum (J. Roux, 1926) – New Caledonia river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium callirrhoe (De Man, 1898)
	Species	Macrobrachium canarae (Tiwari, 1958)
	Species	Macrobrachium carcinus (Linnaeus, 1758) – bigclaw river shrimp, painted river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium catonium Hobbs and Hobbs, 1995
	Species	Macrobrachium cavernicola (Kemp, 1924)
	Species	Macrobrachium chevalieri (J. Roux, 1935)
	Species	Macrobrachium choprai (Tiwari, 1949) – Ganges River prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium clymene (De Man, 1902)
	Species	Macrobrachium cocoense Abele and Kim, 1984
	Species	Macrobrachium cortezi Rodriguez, 1982
	Species	Macrobrachium cowlesi Holthuis, 1950
	Species	Macrobrachium crebrum Abele and Kim, 1989
	Species	Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950
	Species	Macrobrachium danae (Heller, 1865)
	Species	Macrobrachium dayanum (Henderson, 1893) – Kaira river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium denticulatum Ostrovski, Da Fonseca and Da Silva-Ferreira, 1996
	Species	Macrobrachium depressimanum Pereira, 1993
	Species	Macrobrachium dierythrum Pereira, 1986
	Species	Macrobrachium digitum Abele and Kim, 1989
	Species	Macrobrachium digueti (Bouvier, 1895)
	Species	Macrobrachium dux (Lenz, 1910) – Congo River prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium edentatum Liang and Yan, 1986
	Species	Macrobrachium equidens (Dana, 1852) – rough river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium eriocheirum Dai, 1984
	Species	Macrobrachium esculentum (Thallwitz, 1891) – sweet river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium faustinum (de Saussure, 1857)
	Species	Macrobrachium felicinum Holthuis, 1949
	Species	Macrobrachium ferreirai Kensley and Walker, 1982
	Species	Macrobrachium fluviale (Streets, 1871)
	Species	Macrobrachium foai (Coutière, 1902)
	Species	Macrobrachium forcipatum Ng, 1995
	Species	Macrobrachium formosense Bate, 1868 – crane river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium fukienense Liang and Yan, 1980
	Species	Macrobrachium gallus Holthuis, 1952
	Species	Macrobrachium glabrum Holthuis, 1995
	Species	Macrobrachium glypticum Riek, 1951
	Species	Macrobrachium gracilirostre (Miers, 1875)
	Species	Macrobrachium grandimanus (J. W. Randall, 1840) – Hawaiian river shrimp
	Species	Macrobrachium gua Chong, 1989
	Species	Macrobrachium guangxiense Liang and Yan, 1981
	Species	Macrobrachium hainananse (Parisi, 1919)
	Species	Macrobrachium hancocki Holthuis, 1950
	Species	Macrobrachium hendersodayanum (Tiwari, 1952)
	Species	Macrobrachium hendersoni (De Man, 1906)
	Species	Macrobrachium heterochirus (Wiegmann, 1836) – cascade river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium hildebrandti (Hilgendorf, 1893)
	Species	Macrobrachium hirsutimanus (Tiwari, 1952)
	Species	Macrobrachium hirtimanus (Olivier, 1811)
	Species	Macrobrachium hobbsi Nates and Villalobos, 1990
	Species	Macrobrachium holthuisi Genofre and Lobao, 1978
	Species	Macrobrachium horstii (De Man, 1892)
	Species	Macrobrachium idae (Heller, 1862) – orana river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium idella (Hilgendorf, 1898)
	Species	Macrobrachium iheringi (Ortmann, 1897)
	Species	Macrobrachium inca Holthuis, 1950
	Species	Macrobrachium indicum Jayachandran and Joseph, 1986
	Species	Macrobrachium inflatum Liang and Yan, 1985
	Species	Macrobrachium inpa Kensley and Walker, 1982
	Species	Macrobrachium insulare (Parisi, 1919)
	Species	Macrobrachium intermedium (Stimpson, 1860) – striped river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium jacobsoni Holthuis, 1950
	Species	Macrobrachium japonicum (De Haan, 1849)
	Species	Macrobrachium jaroense (Cowles, 1914) – Jaro river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium javanicum (Heller, 1862) – Java river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium jelskii (Miers, 1877) – Agar River prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium jiangxiense Liang and Yan, 1985
	Species	Macrobrachium johnsoni Ravindranath, 1979
	Species	Macrobrachium joppae Holthuis, 1950
	Species	Macrobrachium kempi (Tiwari, 1949)
	Species	Macrobrachium kistnense (Tiwari, 1952)
	Species	Macrobrachium kiukianense (Yu, 1931)
	Species	Macrobrachium lamarrei (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837) – kuncho river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium lanceifrons (Dana, 1852) – Philippine river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium lanchesteri (De Man, 1911) – riceland prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium lar (J. C. Fabricius, 1798) – monkey river prawn, monkey river shrimp
	Species	Macrobrachium latidactylus (Thallwitz, 1891) – scissor river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium latimanus (Von Martens, 1868) – mountain river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium lepidactyloides (De Man, 1892) – Malayan scale prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium lepidactylus (Hilgendorf, 1897) – Madagascar scale prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium longidigitum Dai, 1984
	Species	Macrobrachium lorentzi (J. Roux, 1921)
	Species	Macrobrachium lujae (De Man, 1912)
	Species	Macrobrachium macrobrachion (Herklots, 1851) – brackish river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium maculatum Liang and Yan, 1980
	Species	Macrobrachium malayanum (J. Roux, 1935)
	Species	Macrobrachium malcolmsonii (H. Milne-Edwards, 1844) – monsoon river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium mammillodactylus (Thallwitz, 1892) – knobtooth prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium manipurense (Tiwari, 1952)
	Species	Macrobrachium meridionalis Liang and Yan, 1983
	Species	Macrobrachium michoacanus Nates and Villalobos, 1990
	Species	Macrobrachium microps Holthuis, 1978
	Species	Macrobrachium mieni Dang, 1975
	Species	Macrobrachium minutum (J. Roux, 1917)
	Species	Macrobrachium mirabile (Kemp, 1917) – shortleg river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium moorei (Calman, 1899)
	Species	Macrobrachium naso (Kemp, 1918)
	Species	Macrobrachium nattereri (Heller, 1862)
	Species	Macrobrachium natulorum Holthuis, 1984
	Species	Macrobrachium nepalense Kamita, 1974
	Species	Macrobrachium niloticum (P. Roux, 1833)
	Species	Macrobrachium niphanae Shokita and Takeda, 1989
	Species	Macrobrachium nipponense (De Haan, 1849) – oriental river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium nobilii (Henderson and Matthai, 1910)
	Species	Macrobrachium novaehollandiae (De Man, 1908)
	Species	Macrobrachium obtusifrons Dai, 1984
	Species	Macrobrachium occidentale Holthuis, 1950
	Species	Macrobrachium oenone (De Man, 1902)
	Species	Macrobrachium ohione (S. I. Smith, 1874) – Ohio River shrimp, Ohio shrimp
	Species	Macrobrachium olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836) – bristled river shrimp, Buchura river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium palaemonoides Holthuis, 1950
	Species	Macrobrachium panamense Rathbun, 1912
	Species	Macrobrachium patsa (Coutière, 1899) – Patsa River prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium pectinatum Pereira, 1986
	Species	Macrobrachium peguense (Tiwari, 1952)
	Species	Macrobrachium petersii (Hilgendorf, 1879)
	Species	Macrobrachium petiti (J. Roux, 1934)
	Species	Macrobrachium petronioi Melo, Labao and Fernandes, 1986
	Species	Macrobrachium pilimanus (De Man, 1879) – muff prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium pinguis Dai, 1984
	Species	Macrobrachium placidulum (De Man, 1892)
	Species	Macrobrachium placidum (De Man, 1892)
	Species	Macrobrachium platycheles Ou and Yeo, 1995
	Species	Macrobrachium poeti Holthuis, 1984
	Species	Macrobrachium potiuna (Müller, 1880)
	Species	Macrobrachium praecox (J. Roux, 1928)
	Species	Macrobrachium pumilum Pereira, 1986
	Species	Macrobrachium purpureamanus Wowor, 1999
	Species	Macrobrachium quelchi (De Man, 1900)
	Species	Macrobrachium raridens (Hilgendorf, 1893) – Volta River prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium rathbunae Holthuis, 1950
	Species	Macrobrachium reyesi Pereira, 1986
	Species	Macrobrachium rhodochir Ng, 1995
	Species	Macrobrachium rodriguezi Pereira, 1986
	Species	Macrobrachium rogersi (Tiwari, 1952)
	Species	Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879) – giant river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium rude (Heller, 1862) – hairy river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium sankollii Jalihal and Shenoy, 1988
	Species	Macrobrachium scabriculum (Heller, 1862) – Goda River prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium scorteccii Maccagno, 1961
	Species	Macrobrachium shokitai Fujino and Baba, 1973
	Species	Macrobrachium sintangense (De Man, 1898) – Sunda river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium sirindhorn Naiyanetr, 2001
	Species	Macrobrachium siwalikense (Tiwari, 1952)
	Species	Macrobrachium sollaudii (De Man, 1912)
	Species	Macrobrachium srilankense H. H. Costa, 1979
	Species	Macrobrachium sulcicarpale Holthuis, 1950
	Species	Macrobrachium superbum (Heller, 1862)
	Species	Macrobrachium surinamicum Holthuis, 1948
	Species	Macrobrachium tenellum (Smith, 1871) – longarm river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium therezieni Holthuis, 1965
	Species	Macrobrachium thysi Powell, 1980
	Species	Macrobrachium tiwarii Jalihal, Shenoy and Sankolli, 1988
	Species	Macrobrachium tolmerum Riek, 1951
	Species	Macrobrachium transandicum Holthuis, 1950
	Species	Macrobrachium trompii (De Man, 1898) – forest river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium tuxlaense Villalobos and Alvarez, 1999
	Species	Macrobrachium unikarnatakae Jalihal, Shenoy and Sankolli, 1988
	Species	Macrobrachium veliense Jayachandran and Joseph, 1985
	Species	Macrobrachium venustum (Parisi, 1919)
	Species	Macrobrachium vicconi Roman, Ortega and Mejia, 2000
	Species	Macrobrachium villalobosi Hobbs, 1973
	Species	Macrobrachium villosimanus (Tiwari, 1949) – dimua river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857) – African river prawn
	Species	Macrobrachium wannanense Dai and Tan, 1993
	Species	Macrobrachium weberi (De Man, 1892)
	Species	Macrobrachium yeti Dang, 1975
	Species	Macrobrachium yui Holthuis, 1950
	Species	Macrobrachium zariquieyi Holthuis, 1949

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Brian Kensley
	Notes:	National Museum of Natural History 10th and Constitution Ave, NW Washington, DC 20560, USA
	Reference for:	Macrobrachium

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Macrobrachium

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Chace, Fenner A., Jr., and A. J. Bruce
	Publication Date:	1993
	Article/Chapter Title:	The Caridean Shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda) of the Albatross Philippine Expedition 1907-1910, pt. 6: Superfamily Palaemonoidea
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, no. 543
	Page(s):	vii + 152
	Publisher:	Smithsonian Institution Press
	Publication Place:	Washington, DC, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Macrobrachium

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