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Family: Palaemonidae palaemonid shrimps



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Actinimenes koyas
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Allopontia iaini
[]
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Allopontonia brockii
[]
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Altopontonia disparostris
[]
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Amphipontonia kanak
[]
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Amphipontonia niugini
[]
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Anapontonia denticauda
[]
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Anchiopontonia hurii
[]
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Anchistus australis
[]
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Anchistus custoides
[]
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Anchistus custos
[]
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Anchistus demani
[]
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Anchistus gravieri
[]
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Anchistus miersi
[Giant clam commensal shrimp]
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Anchistus pectinis
[]

Photo by Malaer, Piero

Indo-Pacific.

Ancylomenes holthuisi (Bruce, 1969)

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Ancylomenes holthuisi
[Holthuis cleaner shrimp]

Photo by Harasti, David

Western Pacific

Ancylomenes magnificus (Bruce, 1979)

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Ancylomenes magnificus
[Magnificent shrimp]
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Ancylomenes pedersoni
[Pederson cleaner shrimp]
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Ancylomenes speciosus
[]
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Ancylomenes tenuirostris
[]

Photo by Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific.

Ancylomenes tosaensis (Kubo, 1951)

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Ancylomenes tosaensis
[]
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Ancylomenes venustus
[Beautiful transparent shrimp]
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Apopontonia dentimanus
[]
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Apopontonia falcirostris
[]
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Araiopontonia odontorhyncha
[]
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Ascidonia miserabilis
[]
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Ascidonia pusilla
[]
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Ascidonia quasipusilla
[]
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Balssia gasti
[]
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Balssia noeli
[]

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Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc

Brachycarpus biunguiculatus (Lucas, 1846)

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Brachycarpus biunguiculatus
[Twoclaw shrimp]
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Brachycarpus crosnieri
[]
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Cainonia medipacifica
[]
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Calathaemon holthuisi
[Purgatory cave shrimp]
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Carinopontonia paucipes
[]
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Chacella kerstitchi
[]
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Chernocaris placunae
[]
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Climeniperaeus orbitospinatus
[]
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Climeniperaeus truncoideus
[]
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Colemonia litodactylus
[]
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Conchodytes biunguiculatus
[]
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Conchodytes kempi
[]
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Conchodytes maculatus
[]
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Conchodytes meleagrinae
[Hawaiian pearloyster shrimp]
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Conchodytes monodactylus
[]
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Conchodytes nipponensis
[]
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Conchodytes tridacnae
[Giant-clam shrimp]
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Coralliocaris brevirostris
[]
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Coralliocaris graminea
[Green Acropora commensal shrimp]
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Coralliocaris macrophthalma
[]
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Coralliocaris nudirostris
[]
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Coralliocaris pavonae
[]
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Coralliocaris superba
[]
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Coralliocaris venusta
[]
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Coralliocaris viridis
[]
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Coutierea agassizi
[]
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Cristimenes brucei
[]
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Cryphiops caementarius
[Changallo shrimp]
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Ctenopontonia cyphastreophila
[]
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Cuapetes agag
[]
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Cuapetes americanus
[American grass shrimp]
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Cuapetes amymone
[]
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Cuapetes anacanthus
[]
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Cuapetes andamanensis
[]
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Cuapetes canariensis
[]
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Cuapetes darwiniensis
[]
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Cuapetes demani
[]
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Cuapetes elegans
[]
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Cuapetes ensifrons
[]
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Cuapetes grandis
[Black and silver cuapetes shrimp]

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Western Central Pacific.

Cuapetes kororensis (Bruce, 1977)

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Cuapetes kororensis
[Mushroom coral ghost shrimp]
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Cuapetes lacertae
[Spotted arm shrimp]
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Cuapetes longirostris
[]
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Cuapetes nilandensis
[]
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Cuapetes paulsoni
[]
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Cuapetes platycheles
[]
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Cuapetes rapanui
[]
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Cuapetes seychellensis
[]
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Cuapetes suvadivensis
[]

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Indo-Pacific

Cuapetes tenuipes (Borradaile, 1898)

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Cuapetes tenuipes
[Red claw cuapetes shrimp]
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Cuapetes uncinatus
[]
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Dactylonia ascidicola
[]
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Dactylonia borradalei
[]
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Dactylonia franseni
[]
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Dactylonia monnioti
[]
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Dasella ansoni
[]
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Dasella brucei
[]
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Dasella herdmaniae
[]
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Dasycaris ceratops
[]
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Dasycaris doederleini
[]
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Dasycaris symbiotes
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Dasycaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1973

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Dasycaris zanzibarica
[]
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Diapontonia maranulus
[]
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Epipontonia anceps
[]
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Epipontonia hainanensis
[]
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Epipontonia spongicola
[]
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Epipontonia tahitiensis
[]
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Eupontonia noctalbata
[]
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Exoclimenella denticulata
[]
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Exoclimenella maldivensis
[]
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Exoclimenella sudanensis
[]
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Exopalaemon annandalei
[Cipango prawn]
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Exopalaemon carinicauda
[Oriental prawn]
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Exopalaemon orientis
[]
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Exopontonia malleatrix
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm TL
 
Fennera chacei
[]
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Gnathophylloides mineri
[Squat urchin shrimp]

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Indo-Pacific, Western Atl

Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Méneville, 1855

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Gnathophyllum americanum
[Bumblebee shrimp]

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Arctic and Western Atlant

Gnathophyllum circellum Manning, 1963

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Gnathophyllum circellum
[Circled shrimp]
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Gnathophyllum modestum
[Spotted bumblebee shrimp]
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Gnathophyllum panamense
[]
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Gnathophyllum precipuum
[Hawaiian cave shrimp]
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Gnathophyllum taylori
[]
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Hamiger novaezealandiae
[]
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Hamodactyloides incompletus
[]
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Hamodactylus aqabai
[]
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Hamodactylus boschmai
[]
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Hamodactylus noumeae
[]

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Indo-West Pacific.

Hamopontonia corallicola Bruce, 1970

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Hamopontonia corallicola
[Egg shell shrimp]
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Hamopontonia essingtoni
[]
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Harpiliopsis beaupresii
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Harpiliopsis depressa
[Flattened shrimp]
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Harpiliopsis spinigera
[]
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Harpilius bayeri
[]
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Harpilius consobrinus
[]
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Harpilius lutescens
[]
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Harpilius spinifer
[]

Photo by Holdt, C.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 5 cm BL
Hymenocera picta Dana, 1852

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Hymenocera picta
[Harlequin shrimp]
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Ischnopontonia lophos
[]
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Isopontonia platycheles
[]
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Izucaris crosnieri
[]
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Jocaste japonica
[]
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Jocaste lucina
[]
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Kaviengella jeffkinchi
[]
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Kemponia johnsoni
[]
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Kemponia nilandensis
[]
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Laomenes albonigrus
[]

Photo by Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific

Laomenes amboinensis (De Man, 1888)

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Laomenes amboinensis
[Ambon crinoid shrimp]
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Laomenes ceratophthalmus
[]
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Laomenes nudirostris
[]
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Leander paulensis
[Red-algae shrimp]
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Leander plumosus
[Long nose shrimp]
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Leander serratus
[]

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Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an

Leander tenuicornis (Say, 1818)

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Leander tenuicornis
[Brown grass shrimp]
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Leandrites celebensis
[]
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Leandrites indicus
[Indian small prawn]
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Leandrites stenopus
[]
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Leptocarpus fluminicola
[Ganges delta prawn]

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Indo-West Pacific.

Leptocarpus potamiscus (Kemp, 1917)

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Leptocarpus potamiscus
[Bombay prawn]
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Levicaris mammilata
[Slate-pencil urchin shrimp]
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Lipkebe holthuisi
[Wellington shrimp]
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Macrobrachium acanthochirus
[]
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Macrobrachium acanthurus
[Cinnamon river shrimp]
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Macrobrachium acherontium
[]
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Macrobrachium adscitum
[]
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Macrobrachium aemulum
[Noumea river prawn]
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Macrobrachium ahkowi
[]
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Macrobrachium altifrons
[]
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Max. Length 18.5 cm TL
 
Macrobrachium amazonicum
[Amazon river prawn]
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Macrobrachium amazonicus
[]
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Macrobrachium americanum
[Cauque river prawn]
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Macrobrachium andamanicum
[]
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Macrobrachium aracamuni
[]
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Macrobrachium asperulum
[]
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Macrobrachium assamense
[]
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Macrobrachium atabapense
[]
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Macrobrachium atactum
[]
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Macrobrachium australe
[Koua river prawn]
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Macrobrachium australiense
[]
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Macrobrachium banjare
[]
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Macrobrachium bariense
[]
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Macrobrachium birae
[]
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Macrobrachium birmanicum
[Birma river prawn]
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Macrobrachium borellii
[]
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Macrobrachium brasiliense
[]
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Macrobrachium brevicarpum
[]
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Macrobrachium bullatum
[]
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Macrobrachium caledonicum
[New Caledonia river prawn]
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Macrobrachium callirrhoe
[]
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Macrobrachium canarae
[]
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Macrobrachium carcinus
[Bigclaw river shrimp]
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Macrobrachium catonium
[]
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Macrobrachium cavernicola
[]
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Macrobrachium chevalieri
[]
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Macrobrachium choprai
[Ganges river prawn]
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Macrobrachium clymene
[]
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Macrobrachium cocoense
[]
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Macrobrachium cortezi
[]
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Macrobrachium cowlesi
[]
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Macrobrachium crebrum
[]
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Macrobrachium crenulatum
[]
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Macrobrachium dacqueti
[]
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Macrobrachium danae
[]
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Macrobrachium dayanum
[Kaira river prawn]
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Macrobrachium denticulatum
[]
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Macrobrachium depressimanum
[]
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Macrobrachium dienbienphuense
[]
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Macrobrachium dierythrum
[]
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Macrobrachium digitum
[]
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Macrobrachium digueti
[]
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Max. Length 5.5 cm CL
 
Macrobrachium dux
[Congo river prawn]
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Macrobrachium edentatum
[]

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Indo-West Pacific. Intro
Max. Length 9.8 cm TL
Macrobrachium equidens (Dana, 1852)

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Macrobrachium equidens
[Rough river prawn]
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Macrobrachium eriocheirum
[]
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Macrobrachium esculentum
[Sweet river prawn]
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Macrobrachium faustinum
[]
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Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Macrobrachium felicinum
[Niger River prawn]
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Macrobrachium ferreirai
[]
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Macrobrachium feunteuni
[]
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Macrobrachium fluviale
[]
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Macrobrachium foai
[]
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Macrobrachium forcipatum
[]
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Macrobrachium formosense
[Crane river prawn]
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Macrobrachium fukienense
[]
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Macrobrachium gallus
[]
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Macrobrachium glabrum
[]
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Macrobrachium glypticum
[]
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Macrobrachium gracilirostre
[]
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Macrobrachium grandimanus
[Hawaiian river shrimp]
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Macrobrachium gua
[]
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Macrobrachium guangxiense
[]
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Macrobrachium hainananse
[]
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Macrobrachium hancocki
[Hancock's river prawn]
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Macrobrachium hendersodayanum
[]
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Macrobrachium hendersoni
[]
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Macrobrachium heterochirus
[Cascade river prawn]
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Macrobrachium hildebrandti
[]
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Macrobrachium hirsutimanus
[]
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Macrobrachium hirtimanus
[]
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Macrobrachium hobbsi
[]
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Macrobrachium holthuisi
[]
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Macrobrachium horstii
[]
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Macrobrachium idae
[Orana river prawn]
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Macrobrachium idella
[Slender river prawn]
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Macrobrachium iheringi
[]
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Macrobrachium inca
[River shrimp]
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Macrobrachium indicum
[]
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Macrobrachium inflatum
[]
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Macrobrachium inpa
[]
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Macrobrachium insulare
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Macrobrachium intermedium (Stimpson, 1860)

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Macrobrachium intermedium
[Striped river prawn]
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Macrobrachium jacobsoni
[]
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Macrobrachium japonicum
[]
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Macrobrachium jaroense
[Jaro river prawn]
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Macrobrachium javanicum
[Java river prawn]
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Macrobrachium jelskii
[Agar river prawn]
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Macrobrachium jiangxiense
[]
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Macrobrachium johnsoni
[]
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Macrobrachium joppae
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Macrobrachium kempi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Actinimenes koyas 2022
Allopontia iaini Western Central Pacific 1972
Allopontonia brockii Western Central Pacific. 1888
Altopontonia disparostris Western Central Pacific 1990
Amphipontonia kanak Western Central Pacific 1991
Amphipontonia niugini Western Central Pacific 2020
Anapontonia denticauda Western Central Pacific 1966
Anchiopontonia hurii Central Pacific 1981
Anchistus australis Indo-West Pacific. 1977
Anchistus custoides Western Central Pacific 1977
Anchistus custos Indo-Pacific 1775
Anchistus demani Indo-Pacific. 1922
Anchistus gravieri Indo-West Pacific. 1922
Anchistus miersi Giant clam commensal shrimp Indo-Pacific. 1888
Anchistus pectinis Indo-West Pacific. 1925
Ancylomenes holthuisi Holthuis cleaner shrimp Indo-Pacific. 1969
Ancylomenes magnificus Magnificent shrimp Western Pacific 1979
Ancylomenes pedersoni Pederson cleaner shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean. 1958
Ancylomenes speciosus Western Atlantic Ocean. 2004
Ancylomenes tenuirostris Western Central Pacific 1991
Ancylomenes tosaensis Indo-West Pacific. 1951
Ancylomenes venustus Beautiful transparent shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 1989
Apopontonia dentimanus Western Central Pacific 2008
Apopontonia falcirostris Western Central Pacific 1976
Araiopontonia odontorhyncha Western Central Pacific 1970
Ascidonia miserabilis Western Central Atlantic. 1951
Ascidonia pusilla Eastern Central Pacific 1951
Ascidonia quasipusilla Western Central Atlantic 1972
Balssia gasti Western Central Atlantic 1921
Balssia noeli Mediterranean Sea 1998
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Twoclaw shrimp Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 1846
Brachycarpus crosnieri Western Central Pacific 1998
Cainonia medipacifica Central Pacific 1935
Calathaemon holthuisi Purgatory cave shrimp North American inland wat 1976
Carinopontonia paucipes North American inland wat 1988
Chacella kerstitchi North American inland wat 1983
Chernocaris placunae North American inland wat 1967
Climeniperaeus orbitospinatus Indo-West Pacific 1969
Climeniperaeus truncoideus Indo-West Pacific 1993
Colemonia litodactylus Western Central Pacific 2005
Conchodytes biunguiculatus Indo-Pacific. 1875
Conchodytes kempi Western Central Pacific 1989
Conchodytes maculatus Western Central Pacific 1989
Conchodytes meleagrinae Hawaiian pearloyster shrimp Indo-Pacific 1852
Conchodytes monodactylus Western Pacific 1952
Conchodytes nipponensis Western Pacific 1844
Conchodytes tridacnae Giant-clam shrimp Indo-Pacific. 1852
Coralliocaris brevirostris Indo-Pacific. 1898
Coralliocaris graminea Green Acropora commensal shrimp Indo-Pacific. Tropical t 1852
Coralliocaris macrophthalma Indo-Pacific. Tropical t 1837
Coralliocaris nudirostris Indo-Pacific. 1861
Coralliocaris pavonae Indo-Pacific. 1972
Coralliocaris superba Indo-Pacific. 1852
Coralliocaris venusta Indo-West Pacific 1922
Coralliocaris viridis Indo-Pacific. 1974
Coutierea agassizi Indo-Pacific. 1901
Cristimenes brucei Northwest Pacific 2019
Cryphiops caementarius Changallo shrimp Southeast Pacific 1782
Ctenopontonia cyphastreophila Southeast Pacific 1979
Cuapetes agag Indo-West Pacific. 1922
Cuapetes americanus American grass shrimp Western Atlantic 1878
Cuapetes amymone Indo-Pacific. 1902
Cuapetes anacanthus Indo-West Pacific 1988
Cuapetes andamanensis Indo-West Pacific. 1922
Cuapetes canariensis Indo-West Pacific. 2022
Cuapetes darwiniensis Western Central Pacific 1987
Cuapetes demani Indo-West Pacific 1915
Cuapetes elegans Indo-Pacific. 1875
Cuapetes ensifrons Indo-Pacific. 1852
Cuapetes grandis Black and silver cuapetes shrimp Indo-Pacific. 1860
Cuapetes kororensis Mushroom coral ghost shrimp Western Central Pacific. 1977
Cuapetes lacertae Spotted arm shrimp Western Central Pacific 1992
Cuapetes longirostris Indo-West Pacific 1915
Cuapetes nilandensis Western Central Pacific. 1915
Cuapetes paulsoni Western Central Pacific. 2003
Cuapetes platycheles Western Pacific 1952
Cuapetes rapanui Eastern Pacific 1987
Cuapetes seychellensis Indo-West Pacific 1915
Cuapetes suvadivensis Eastern Indian Ocean 1915
Cuapetes tenuipes Red claw cuapetes shrimp Indo-Pacific 1898
Cuapetes uncinatus Indo-Pacific 2012
Dactylonia ascidicola Indo-Pacific. 1898
Dactylonia borradalei Western Central Pacific 2005
Dactylonia franseni Western Indian Ocean 2003
Dactylonia monnioti Western Central Pacific 1990
Dasella ansoni Western Central Pacific 1983
Dasella brucei Western Central Pacific 1990
Dasella herdmaniae Western Central Pacific 1939
Dasycaris ceratops Western Central Pacific 1952
Dasycaris doederleini Northwest Pacific 1924
Dasycaris symbiotes Indo-West Pacific. 1922
Dasycaris zanzibarica Indo-West Pacific 1973
Diapontonia maranulus Indo-West Pacific 1986
Epipontonia anceps Western Central Pacific 1983
Epipontonia hainanensis Northwest Pacific 1999
Epipontonia spongicola Western Indian Ocean 1977
Epipontonia tahitiensis Eastern Central Pacific 2004
Eupontonia noctalbata Eastern Central Pacific 1971
Exoclimenella denticulata Central Pacific. 1906
Exoclimenella maldivensis Indo-Pacific. 1995
Exoclimenella sudanensis Indo-Pacific. 1995
Exopalaemon annandalei Cipango prawn Northwest Pacific 1917
Exopalaemon carinicauda Oriental prawn Northwest Pacific 1950
Exopalaemon orientis Northwest Pacific 1950
Exopontonia malleatrix Indian Ocean 1988
Fennera chacei Indo-Pacific. 0.6 TL 1951
Gnathophylloides mineri Squat urchin shrimp Arctic, Indo-Pacific and 1933
Gnathophyllum americanum Bumblebee shrimp Indo-Pacific, Western Atl 1855
Gnathophyllum circellum Circled shrimp Arctic and Western Atlant 1963
Gnathophyllum modestum Spotted bumblebee shrimp Western Atlantic 1917
Gnathophyllum panamense Eastern Pacific 1893
Gnathophyllum precipuum Hawaiian cave shrimp Eastern Central Pacific 1989
Gnathophyllum taylori Southwest Pacific 2003
Hamiger novaezealandiae Southwest Pacific 1916
Hamodactyloides incompletus Southwest Pacific 1958
Hamodactylus aqabai Southwest Pacific 1983
Hamodactylus boschmai Indo-West Pacific. 1952
Hamodactylus noumeae Indo-West Pacific. 1970
Hamopontonia corallicola Egg shell shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 1970
Hamopontonia essingtoni Indo-West Pacific. 1986
Harpiliopsis beaupresii Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 1826
Harpiliopsis depressa Flattened shrimp Indo-Pacific. 2.5 TL 1860
Harpiliopsis spinigera Indo-Pacific. 1890
Harpilius bayeri Eastern Indian Ocean 1981
Harpilius consobrinus Indo-West Pacific. 1902
Harpilius lutescens Indo-Pacific. 1852
Harpilius spinifer Indo-Pacific. 2006
Hymenocera picta Harlequin shrimp Indo-Pacific. 5 BL 1852
Ischnopontonia lophos Indo-West Pacific 1962
Isopontonia platycheles Western Central Pacific 1982
Izucaris crosnieri Eastern Central Pacific 2008
Jocaste japonica Indo-Pacific. 1890
Jocaste lucina Indo-Pacific. 1901
Kaviengella jeffkinchi Western Central Pacific 2018
Kemponia johnsoni Western Pacific 1987
Kemponia nilandensis Indo-West Pacific. 1915
Laomenes albonigrus Eastern Indian Ocean 2014
Laomenes amboinensis Ambon crinoid shrimp Indo-West Pacific 1888
Laomenes ceratophthalmus Western Central Pacific. 1915
Laomenes nudirostris Western Central Pacific 1968
Leander paulensis Red-algae shrimp Arctic and Western Atlant 1897
Leander plumosus Long nose shrimp Western Central Pacific 1994
Leander serratus Western Central Pacific
Leander tenuicornis Brown grass shrimp Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an 1818
Leandrites celebensis Eastern Indian Ocean 1881
Leandrites indicus Indian small prawn To be filled. 1950
Leandrites stenopus Western Pacific. 1950
Leptocarpus fluminicola Ganges delta prawn Western Pacific. 1917
Leptocarpus potamiscus Bombay prawn Indo-West Pacific. 1917
Levicaris mammilata Slate-pencil urchin shrimp Eastern Central Pacific 1931
Lipkebe holthuisi Wellington shrimp Western Atlantic 1969
Macrobrachium acanthochirus Western Atlantic 1967
Macrobrachium acanthurus Cinnamon river shrimp Western Atlantic, Arctic 1836
Macrobrachium acherontium Western Atlantic, Arctic 1977
Macrobrachium adscitum Western Atlantic, Arctic 1951
Macrobrachium aemulum Noumea river prawn Oceania Inland Water 1906
Macrobrachium ahkowi Oceania Inland Water 1987
Macrobrachium altifrons Oceania Inland Water 1893
Macrobrachium amazonicum Amazon river prawn South America. 18.5 TL 1862
Macrobrachium amazonicus South America.
Macrobrachium americanum Cauque river prawn Eastern Pacific 1868
Macrobrachium andamanicum Eastern Pacific 1952
Macrobrachium aracamuni Eastern Pacific 1982
Macrobrachium asperulum Northwest Pacific 1868
Macrobrachium assamense Northwest Pacific 1958
Macrobrachium atabapense Northwest Pacific 1986
Macrobrachium atactum Northwest Pacific 1951
Macrobrachium australe Koua river prawn Oceania Inland Water 1838
Macrobrachium australiense Oceania Inland Water 1950
Macrobrachium banjare Oceania Inland Water 1958
Macrobrachium bariense Oceania Inland Water 1892
Macrobrachium birae Oceania Inland Water 1986
Macrobrachium birmanicum Birma river prawn To be filled. 1902
Macrobrachium borellii To be filled. 1896
Macrobrachium brasiliense To be filled. 1862
Macrobrachium brevicarpum To be filled. 1996
Macrobrachium bullatum To be filled. 1987
Macrobrachium caledonicum New Caledonia river prawn Australia. 1926
Macrobrachium callirrhoe Australia. 1898
Macrobrachium canarae Australia. 1958
Macrobrachium carcinus Bigclaw river shrimp Western Atlantic, Arctic 1758
Macrobrachium catonium Western Atlantic, Arctic 1995
Macrobrachium cavernicola Western Atlantic, Arctic 1924
Macrobrachium chevalieri Western Atlantic, Arctic 1935
Macrobrachium choprai Ganges river prawn Southern Asia. 1949
Macrobrachium clymene Southern Asia. 1902
Macrobrachium cocoense Southern Asia. 1984
Macrobrachium cortezi Southern Asia. 1982
Macrobrachium cowlesi Southern Asia. 1950
Macrobrachium crebrum Southern Asia. 1989
Macrobrachium crenulatum Western Atlantic and Nort 1950
Macrobrachium dacqueti Indo-West Pacific 1925
Macrobrachium danae Indo-West Pacific 1865
Macrobrachium dayanum Kaira river prawn Southern Asia. 1893
Macrobrachium denticulatum Southern Asia. 1996
Macrobrachium depressimanum Southern Asia. 1993
Macrobrachium dienbienphuense Western Pacific 1972
Macrobrachium dierythrum Western Pacific 1986
Macrobrachium digitum Western Pacific 1989
Macrobrachium digueti To be filled. 1895
Macrobrachium dux Congo river prawn Africa Inland Waters 5.5 CL 1910
Macrobrachium edentatum Africa Inland Waters 1986
Macrobrachium equidens Rough river prawn Indo-West Pacific. Intro 9.8 TL 1852
Macrobrachium eriocheirum Indo-West Pacific. Intro 1984
Macrobrachium esculentum Sweet river prawn Southern Asia. 1891
Macrobrachium faustinum Western Atlantic and Nort 1857
Macrobrachium felicinum Niger River prawn Eastern Atlantic 9 TL 1949
Macrobrachium ferreirai Eastern Atlantic 1982
Macrobrachium feunteuni Eastern Atlantic 2002
Macrobrachium fluviale Eastern Atlantic 1871
Macrobrachium foai Eastern Atlantic 1902
Macrobrachium forcipatum Eastern Atlantic 1995
Macrobrachium formosense Crane river prawn Southern Asia. 1868
Macrobrachium fukienense Southern Asia. 1980
Macrobrachium gallus Southern Asia. 1952
Macrobrachium glabrum Southern Asia. 1995
Macrobrachium glypticum Southern Asia. 1951
Macrobrachium gracilirostre Indo-West Pacific. 1875
Macrobrachium grandimanus Hawaiian river shrimp Oceania. 1840
Macrobrachium gua Oceania. 1989
Macrobrachium guangxiense Northwest Pacific 1981
Macrobrachium hainananse Northwest Pacific 1919
Macrobrachium hancocki Hancock's river prawn Eastern Pacific 1950
Macrobrachium hendersodayanum Eastern Pacific 1952
Macrobrachium hendersoni Indo-West Pacific. 1906
Macrobrachium heterochirus Cascade river prawn Western Atlantic 1836
Macrobrachium hildebrandti Western Atlantic 1893
Macrobrachium hirsutimanus Western Atlantic 1952
Macrobrachium hirtimanus Western Atlantic 1811
Macrobrachium hobbsi Western Atlantic 1990
Macrobrachium holthuisi Western Atlantic 1978
Macrobrachium horstii Western Pacific. 1892
Macrobrachium idae Orana river prawn Asia Inland Water 1862
Macrobrachium idella Slender river prawn To be filled. 1898
Macrobrachium iheringi To be filled. 1897
Macrobrachium inca River shrimp To be filled. 1950
Macrobrachium indicum To be filled. 1986
Macrobrachium inflatum Northwest Pacific 1985
Macrobrachium inpa Northwest Pacific 1982
Macrobrachium insulare Northwest Pacific 1919
Macrobrachium intermedium Striped river prawn Indo-West Pacific 1860
Macrobrachium jacobsoni Indo-West Pacific 1950
Macrobrachium japonicum Western Pacific 1849
Macrobrachium jaroense Jaro river prawn Southern Asia. 1914
Macrobrachium javanicum Java river prawn Southern Asia. 1862
Macrobrachium jelskii Agar river prawn South America. 1877
Macrobrachium jiangxiense Indo-West Pacific. 1985
Macrobrachium johnsoni Indo-West Pacific. 1979
Macrobrachium joppae Indo-West Pacific. 1950
Macrobrachium kempi Indo-West Pacific. 1949



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