Macrobrachium formosense
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Macrobrachium |
| Species: | M. formosense
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| Macrobrachium formosense Spence Bate, 1868
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Macrobrachium formosense, the crane river prawn,[3] is a species of freshwater shrimp in the family Palaemonidae. It lives in streams and rivers in Taiwan and southern Japan, including the Ryukyu Islands.[1] Macrobrachium formosense reaches a carapace length of 10–20 millimetres (0.4–0.8 in).[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b De Grave, S.; Shy, J. (2013). "Macrobrachium formosense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T197767A2499146. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T197767A2499146.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Charles Fransen (2013). "Macrobrachium formosense Spence Bate, 1868". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ "Macrobrachium formosense Bate, 1868". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ Otomi Jun; Nakabayashi Naoyuki (1999). "Reproductive biology of the crane river prawn Macrobrachium formosense". Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi. 65 (3): 473–479.
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