oriental river prawn
Macrobrachium nipponense
Classification
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Palaemonidae
Oriental river prawn, or East Asian river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense) is a species of freshwater shrimp found in Asia that was first described in 1849. Range The natural range covers the delta areas and lower reaches of rivers in the Far East of Asia from Manchuria and Korea in the north to Vietnam and Myanmar in the south, including the Japanese archipelago and Taiwan. Invasive range It was artificially introduced to Europe and Western Asia, leading to the formation of invasive populations.
Macrobrachium est un genre de crevettes de rivière comprenant de très nombreuses espèces. Il existe environ 125 espèces de crevettes dans ce genre. Elles vivent généralement dans les eaux douces des régions tropicales et subtropicales d'Afrique, d'Asie, d'Amérique, d'Océanie et des îles du Pacifique.
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Distribution
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