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Ohio shrimp

Macrobrachium ohione

Classification

Macrobrachium ohione, commonly known as the Ohio shrimp, Ohio river shrimp or Ohio river prawn, is a species of freshwater shrimp found in rivers throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean drainage basins of North America. It is the best-known of all North American freshwater shrimp, and is commonly used as bait for commercial fishing, especially catfish. Description Macrobrachium ohione is pale gray with small blue spots and grows up to 10 cm (4 in) long.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 21