Macrobrachium lar
| Macrobrachium lar | |
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| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Malacostraca | 
| Order: | Decapoda | 
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata | 
| Infraorder: | Caridea | 
| Family: | Palaemonidae | 
| Genus: | Macrobrachium | 
| Species: | M. lar | 
| Binomial name | |
| Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798 | |
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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.
References
- ^ Charles Fransen (2012). "Macrobrachium lar (Fabricius, 1798 )". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.