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Macrobrachium  Bate, 1868
Taxonomic Serial No.: 96220

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2004   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria   
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumCrustacea Brünnich, 1772 – crustacés, crustáceo, crustaceans  
                   ClassMalacostraca Latreille, 1802  
                      SubclassEumalacostraca Grobben, 1892  
                         SuperorderEucarida Calman, 1904 – camarão, caranguejo, ermitão, lagosta, siri  
                            OrderDecapoda Latreille, 1802 – crabs, crayfishes, lobsters, prawns, shrimp, crabes, crevettes, écrevisses, homards  
                               SuborderPleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963  
                                  InfraorderCaridea Dana, 1852  
                                     SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815  
                                        FamilyPalaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815  
                                           SubfamilyPalaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815  
                                              GenusMacrobrachium Bate, 1868  
    Direct Children:  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium acanthochirus Villalobos, 1967  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium acanthurus (Wiegmann, 1836) – cinnamon river shrimp 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium acherontium Holthuis, 1977  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium adscitum Riek, 1951  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium aemulum (Nobili, 1906) – Noumea river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium ahkowi Chong and Koo, 1987  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium altifrons (Henderson, 1893)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium amazonicum (Heller, 1862) – Amazon River prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium americanum Bate, 1868 – cauque river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium andamanicum (Tiwari, 1952)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium aracamuni Rodriguez, 1982  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium asperulum (Von Martens, 1868)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium assamense (Tiwari, 1958)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium atabapense Pereira, 1986  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium atactum Riek, 1951  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium australe (Guérin-Méneville, 1838) – koua river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium banjare (Tiwari, 1958)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium bariense (De Man, 1892)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium birae Lobao, Melo and Fernandes, 1986  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium borellii (Nobili, 1896)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium brasiliense (Heller, 1862)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium brevicarpum Tan and Dong, 1996  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium bullatum Fincham, 1987  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium caledonicum (J. Roux, 1926) – New Caledonia river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium callirrhoe (De Man, 1898)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium canarae (Tiwari, 1958)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium carcinus (Linnaeus, 1758) – bigclaw river shrimp, painted river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium catonium Hobbs and Hobbs, 1995  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium cavernicola (Kemp, 1924)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium chevalieri (J. Roux, 1935)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium choprai (Tiwari, 1949) – Ganges River prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium clymene (De Man, 1902)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium cocoense Abele and Kim, 1984  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium cortezi Rodriguez, 1982  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium cowlesi Holthuis, 1950  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium crebrum Abele and Kim, 1989  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium danae (Heller, 1865)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium dayanum (Henderson, 1893) – Kaira river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium denticulatum Ostrovski, Da Fonseca and Da Silva-Ferreira, 1996  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium depressimanum Pereira, 1993  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium dierythrum Pereira, 1986  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium digitum Abele and Kim, 1989  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium digueti (Bouvier, 1895)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium dux (Lenz, 1910) – Congo River prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium edentatum Liang and Yan, 1986  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium equidens (Dana, 1852) – rough river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium eriocheirum Dai, 1984  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium esculentum (Thallwitz, 1891) – sweet river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium faustinum (de Saussure, 1857)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium felicinum Holthuis, 1949  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium ferreirai Kensley and Walker, 1982  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium fluviale (Streets, 1871)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium foai (Coutière, 1902)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium forcipatum Ng, 1995  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium formosense Bate, 1868 – crane river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium fukienense Liang and Yan, 1980  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium gallus Holthuis, 1952  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium glabrum Holthuis, 1995  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium glypticum Riek, 1951  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium gracilirostre (Miers, 1875)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium grandimanus (J. W. Randall, 1840) – Hawaiian river shrimp 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium gua Chong, 1989  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium guangxiense Liang and Yan, 1981  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium hainananse (Parisi, 1919)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium hancocki Holthuis, 1950  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium hendersodayanum (Tiwari, 1952)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium hendersoni (De Man, 1906)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium heterochirus (Wiegmann, 1836) – cascade river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium hildebrandti (Hilgendorf, 1893)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium hirsutimanus (Tiwari, 1952)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium hirtimanus (Olivier, 1811)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium hobbsi Nates and Villalobos, 1990  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium holthuisi Genofre and Lobao, 1978  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium horstii (De Man, 1892)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium idae (Heller, 1862) – orana river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium idella (Hilgendorf, 1898)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium iheringi (Ortmann, 1897)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium inca Holthuis, 1950  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium indicum Jayachandran and Joseph, 1986  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium inflatum Liang and Yan, 1985  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium inpa Kensley and Walker, 1982  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium insulare (Parisi, 1919)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium intermedium (Stimpson, 1860) – striped river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium jacobsoni Holthuis, 1950  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium japonicum (De Haan, 1849)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium jaroense (Cowles, 1914) – Jaro river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium javanicum (Heller, 1862) – Java river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium jelskii (Miers, 1877) – Agar River prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium jiangxiense Liang and Yan, 1985  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium johnsoni Ravindranath, 1979  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium joppae Holthuis, 1950  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium kempi (Tiwari, 1949)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium kistnense (Tiwari, 1952)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium kiukianense (Yu, 1931)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium lamarrei (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837) – kuncho river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium lanceifrons (Dana, 1852) – Philippine river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium lanchesteri (De Man, 1911) – riceland prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium lar (J. C. Fabricius, 1798) – monkey river prawn, monkey river shrimp 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium latidactylus (Thallwitz, 1891) – scissor river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium latimanus (Von Martens, 1868) – mountain river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium lepidactyloides (De Man, 1892) – Malayan scale prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium lepidactylus (Hilgendorf, 1897) – Madagascar scale prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium longidigitum Dai, 1984  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium lorentzi (J. Roux, 1921)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium lujae (De Man, 1912)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium macrobrachion (Herklots, 1851) – brackish river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium maculatum Liang and Yan, 1980  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium malayanum (J. Roux, 1935)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium malcolmsonii (H. Milne-Edwards, 1844) – monsoon river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium mammillodactylus (Thallwitz, 1892) – knobtooth prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium manipurense (Tiwari, 1952)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium meridionalis Liang and Yan, 1983  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium michoacanus Nates and Villalobos, 1990  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium microps Holthuis, 1978  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium mieni Dang, 1975  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium minutum (J. Roux, 1917)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium mirabile (Kemp, 1917) – shortleg river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium moorei (Calman, 1899)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium naso (Kemp, 1918)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium nattereri (Heller, 1862)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium natulorum Holthuis, 1984  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium nepalense Kamita, 1974  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium niloticum (P. Roux, 1833)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium niphanae Shokita and Takeda, 1989  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium nipponense (De Haan, 1849) – oriental river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium nobilii (Henderson and Matthai, 1910)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium novaehollandiae (De Man, 1908)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium obtusifrons Dai, 1984  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium occidentale Holthuis, 1950  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium oenone (De Man, 1902)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium ohione (S. I. Smith, 1874) – Ohio River shrimp, Ohio shrimp 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836) – bristled river shrimp, Buchura river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium palaemonoides Holthuis, 1950  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium panamense Rathbun, 1912  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium patsa (Coutière, 1899) – Patsa River prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium pectinatum Pereira, 1986  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium peguense (Tiwari, 1952)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium petersii (Hilgendorf, 1879)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium petiti (J. Roux, 1934)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium petronioi Melo, Labao and Fernandes, 1986  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium pilimanus (De Man, 1879) – muff prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium pinguis Dai, 1984  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium placidulum (De Man, 1892)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium placidum (De Man, 1892)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium platycheles Ou and Yeo, 1995  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium poeti Holthuis, 1984  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium potiuna (Müller, 1880)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium praecox (J. Roux, 1928)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium pumilum Pereira, 1986  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium purpureamanus Wowor, 1999  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium quelchi (De Man, 1900)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium raridens (Hilgendorf, 1893) – Volta River prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium rathbunae Holthuis, 1950  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium reyesi Pereira, 1986  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium rhodochir Ng, 1995  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium rodriguezi Pereira, 1986  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium rogersi (Tiwari, 1952)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879) – giant river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium rude (Heller, 1862) – hairy river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium sankollii Jalihal and Shenoy, 1988  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium scabriculum (Heller, 1862) – Goda River prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium scorteccii Maccagno, 1961  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium shokitai Fujino and Baba, 1973  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium sintangense (De Man, 1898) – Sunda river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium sirindhorn Naiyanetr, 2001  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium siwalikense (Tiwari, 1952)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium sollaudii (De Man, 1912)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium srilankense H. H. Costa, 1979  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium sulcicarpale Holthuis, 1950  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium superbum (Heller, 1862)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium surinamicum Holthuis, 1948  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium tenellum (Smith, 1871) – longarm river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium therezieni Holthuis, 1965  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium thysi Powell, 1980  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium tiwarii Jalihal, Shenoy and Sankolli, 1988  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium tolmerum Riek, 1951  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium transandicum Holthuis, 1950  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium trompii (De Man, 1898) – forest river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium tuxlaense Villalobos and Alvarez, 1999  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium unikarnatakae Jalihal, Shenoy and Sankolli, 1988  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium veliense Jayachandran and Joseph, 1985  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium venustum (Parisi, 1919)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium vicconi Roman, Ortega and Mejia, 2000  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium villalobosi Hobbs, 1973  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium villosimanus (Tiwari, 1949) – dimua river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857) – African river prawn 
                                                 Species Macrobrachium wannanense Dai and Tan, 1993  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium weberi (De Man, 1892)  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium yeti Dang, 1975  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium yui Holthuis, 1950  
                                                 Species Macrobrachium zariquieyi Holthuis, 1949  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Brian Kensley  
  Notes: National Museum of Natural History 10th and Constitution Ave, NW Washington, DC 20560, USA   
  Reference for: Macrobrachium    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Macrobrachium   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Chace, Fenner A., Jr., and A. J. Bruce  
  Publication Date: 1993   
  Article/Chapter Title: The Caridean Shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda) of the Albatross Philippine Expedition 1907-1910, pt. 6: Superfamily Palaemonoidea   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, no. 543   
  Page(s): vii + 152   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Macrobrachium   
       

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