Atya scabra
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Atya scabra (Leach, 1816)
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Atya scabra is a species of freshwater shrimp in the family Atyidae. Atya scabra can reach a length of about 89 millimetres (3.5 in) in males, while females are generally smaller, reaching about 64 mm (2.5 in).[3] It lives on rocky bottoms in rivers connected to the Atlantic Ocean. The species is widespread from Mexico to Brazil, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico. In Africa, it occurs from Liberia to Angola, the Cape Verde Islands and the islands of the Gulf of Guinea.[1]
References
- ^ a b S. De Grave; J. Villalobos; F. Mantellato; F. Alvarez (2013). "Atya scabra (errata version published in 2016)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T197895A107024088. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
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- ^ Alexandre Oliveira Almeida; Emerson Contreira Mossolin; Joaldo Rocha Luz (2010). "Reproductive biology of the freshwater shrimp Atya scabra (Leach, 1815) (Crustacea: Atyidae) in Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil" (PDF). Zoological Studies. 49 (2): 243–252.
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