Atya scabra

Atya scabra is a species of freshwater shrimp in the family Atyidae. Atya scabra can reach a length of about 89 millimetres (3.5 in) in males, while females are generally smaller, reaching about 64 mm (2.5 in).^[3] It lives on rocky bottoms in rivers connected to the Atlantic Ocean. The species is widespread from Mexico to Brazil, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico. In Africa, it occurs from Liberia to Angola, the Cape Verde Islands and the islands of the Gulf of Guinea.^[1]

Atya scabra
Museum specimen of Atya scabra
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Caridea
Family:	Atyidae
Genus:	Atya
Species:	A. scabra
Binomial name
Atya scabra (Leach, 1816)
Synonyms[2]
Atya margaritacea clavipes Holthuis, 1966 Atya margaritacea var. claviger Aurivillius, 1898 Atya mexicana Wiegmann, 1836 Atya punctata Kingsley, 1878 Atya sulcatipes Newport, 1847 Atys scaber Leach, 1816

The species is commonly used as bait in commercial fishing, mostly in the northern regions of Brazil. To maintain stable populations, a no-take period from May to August and a minimum take length of 70 mm (2.8 in) have been proposed.^[4]