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Macrobrachium agwi

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Macrobrachium agwi
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M. agwi
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Macrobrachium agwi
Klotz, 2008

Macrobrachium agwi is a species of freshwater shrimp, first described in 2008, endemic to the Himalaya. It was discovered when a shipment of ornamental prawns, destined for the aquarium trade,, was shipped from Cooch Behar, East Bengal, India to Europe. Examination of the shipment showed that one type of shrimp was a new, undescribed species.[1]

References

  1. ^ Werner Klotz (2008). "Macrobrachium agwi – a new species of freshwater prawn (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from East Bengal, India" (PDF excerpt). Zootaxa. 1844: 47–54.