Macrobrachium lar

Macrobrachium lar
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; Fabricius, 1798
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;

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.

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[WoRMS-1] Charles Fransen (2012). "Macrobrachium lar (Fabricius, 1798 )". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.

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