Macrobrachium lar, commonly known as the Camaron or the Monkey River Prawn, is a species of freshwater shrimp found throughout the Indo-West Pacific area, ranging from East Africa through to the Marquesas Islands and was first described in 1798.[1] This species is found in flowing rivers and creeks near sea level.
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| Macrobrachium lar |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Malacostraca |
| Order: |
Decapoda |
| Suborder: |
Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: |
Caridea |
| Family: |
Palaemonidae |
| Genus: |
Macrobrachium |
| Species: |
M. lar |
| Binomial name |
Macrobrachium lar
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| Synonyms |
- Cancer teatae Curtiss, 1938
- Leander dionyx Nobili, 1905
- Macrobrachium ornatus Jayachandran & Raji, 2004
- Palaemon lar Fabricius, 1798
- Palaemon longimanus Fabricius, 1798
- Palaemon longimanus Hoffman, 1874
- Palaemon madagascariensis Hoffman, 1874
- Palaemon mayottensis Hoffman, 1874
- Palaemon ornatus Olivier, 1811
- Palaemon reunionnensis Hoffman, 1874
- Palaemon ruber Hess, 1865
- Palaemon spectabilis Heller, 1862
- Palaemon spectabilis Heller, 1865
- Palaemon tridens White, 1847
- Palaemon vagus Heller, 1862
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