Macrobrachium crenulatum

Macrobrachium crenulatum (Spanish common name: camarón bocú^[3][4]) is an amphidromous freshwater shrimp^[5] of the Palaemonidae family in the Decapoda order.^[6] It is found in lowland rivers and streams from Panama to Venezuela, as well as on several Caribbean islands.^[1] The species is common in the Toro Negro State Forest in central Puerto Rico.^[3] Studies have shown that the species have higher sensitivity to environmental, hydrological and chemical factors than other crustaceans also studied and which affect its migratory patterns.^[5]

Macrobrachium crenulatum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Caridea
Family:	Palaemonidae
Genus:	Macrobrachium
Species:	M. crenulatum
Binomial name
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950[2]