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Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palaemonidae palaemonid shrimps

Genus: Macrobrachium

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200 species (see list below)
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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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FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
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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Auscape International

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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Macrobrachium kistnense
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Macrobrachium kiukianense
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Macrobrachium lamarrei
[Kuncho river prawn]
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Macrobrachium lanceifrons
[Philippine river prawn]
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Macrobrachium lanchesteri
[Riceland prawn]

FAO

Oceania Inland Water

Macrobrachium lar(Fabricius, 1798)

Photo by FAO
 
Macrobrachium lar
[Monkey river prawn]
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Macrobrachium latidactylus
[Scissor river prawn]
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Macrobrachium latimanus
[Mountain river prawn]
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Macrobrachium lepidactyloides
[Malayam scale prawn]
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Macrobrachium lepidactylus
[Madagascar scale prawn]
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Macrobrachium longidigitum
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Macrobrachium lorentzi
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Macrobrachium lujae
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Max. Length 7.8 cm TL
 
Macrobrachium macrobrachion
[Brackish river prawn]
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Macrobrachium maculatum
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Macrobrachium malayanum
[Greybeard river prawn]
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Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
 
Macrobrachium malcolmsonii
[Monsoon river prawn]
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Macrobrachium mammillodactylus
[Knobtooth prawn]
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Macrobrachium manipurense
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Macrobrachium meridionalis
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Macrobrachium michoacanus
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Macrobrachium microps
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Macrobrachium mieni
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Macrobrachium minutum
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FAO

Asia - Inland waters

Macrobrachium mirabile(Kemp, 1917)

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Macrobrachium mirabile
[Shortleg river prawn]
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Macrobrachium moorei
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Macrobrachium naso
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Macrobrachium nattereri
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Macrobrachium natulorum
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Macrobrachium nepalense
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Macrobrachium niloticum
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Macrobrachium niphanae
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Macrobrachium nipponense
[Oriental river prawn]
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Macrobrachium nobilii
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Macrobrachium novaehollandiae
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Macrobrachium obtusifrons
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Macrobrachium occidentale
[Western river prawn]
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Macrobrachium oenone
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Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Macrobrachium ohione
[Ohio shrimp]
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Macrobrachium olfersii
[Bristled river shrimp]
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Macrobrachium palaemonoides
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Macrobrachium panamense
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Macrobrachium patsa
[Patsa river prawn]
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Macrobrachium pectinatum
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Macrobrachium peguense
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Macrobrachium petersii
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Macrobrachium petiti
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Macrobrachium petronioi
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Macrobrachium pilimanus
[Muff prawn]
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Macrobrachium pinguis
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Macrobrachium placidulum
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Macrobrachium placidum
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Macrobrachium platycheles
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Macrobrachium poeti
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Macrobrachium potiuna
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Macrobrachium praecox
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Macrobrachium pumilum
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Macrobrachium purpureamanus
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Macrobrachium quelchi
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Macrobrachium raridens
[Volta river prawn]
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Macrobrachium rathbunae
[Shortfinger river shrimp]
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Macrobrachium reyesi
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Macrobrachium rhodochir
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Macrobrachium rodriguezi
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Macrobrachium rogersi
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FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Macrobrachium rosenbergii(De Man, 1879)

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Macrobrachium rosenbergii
[Giant river prawn]
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Macrobrachium rude
[Hairy river prawn]
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Macrobrachium sankollii
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Macrobrachium scabriculum
[Goda river prawn]
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Macrobrachium scorteccii
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Macrobrachium shaoi
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Macrobrachium shokitai
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Macrobrachium sintangense
[Sunda river prawn]
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Macrobrachium sirindhorn
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Macrobrachium siwalikense
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Macrobrachium sollaudii
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Macrobrachium srilankense
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Macrobrachium sulcicarpale
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Macrobrachium superbum
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Macrobrachium surinamicum
[Suriname river prawn]
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Macrobrachium tenellum
[Longarm river prawn]
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Macrobrachium therezieni
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Macrobrachium thysi
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Macrobrachium tiwarii
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Macrobrachium tolmerum
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Macrobrachium transandicum
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Macrobrachium trompii
[Forest river prawn]
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Macrobrachium tuxlaense
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Macrobrachium unikarnatakae
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Macrobrachium veliense
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Macrobrachium venustum
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Macrobrachium vicconi
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Macrobrachium vietnamense
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Macrobrachium villalobosi
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Macrobrachium villosimanus
[Dimua river prawn]
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Max. Length 18.2 cm TL
 
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii
[African river prawn]
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Macrobrachium wannanense
[]
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Macrobrachium weberi
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Macrobrachium yeti
[]
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Macrobrachium yui
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Macrobrachium zariquieyi
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