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Amazon river prawn
Jonathan Vera Caripe, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Shrimps, prawns & lobsters

Amazon river prawn

Macrobrachium amazonicum (Heller, 1862)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishAmazon river prawn
Dutch—
SpanishCamarón de río
Chinese亚马孙沼虾
Sranan Tongokrabu (general name for the group)
Scientific nameMacrobrachium amazonicum (Heller, 1862)

About this species

The Amazon river prawn (Macrobrachium amazonicum) is a species of the family Palaemonidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 35 times (GBIF), between 1907 and 1981. Records come from Commewijne. Its global IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassMalacostraca
OrderDecapoda
FamilyPalaemonidae
GenusMacrobrachium

In Suriname

35Records in Suriname
1907First record
1981Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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