Macrobrachium malcolmsonii

Macrobrachium malcolmsonii is an omnivorous, bottom-dwelling, freshwater prawn. Its common name is monsoon river prawn.[1]

Macrobrachium malcolmsonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Macrobrachium
Species:
M. malcolmsonii
Binomial name
Macrobrachium malcolmsonii
(Milne-Edwards, 1844)
Synonyms

Palaemon malcolmsonii H. Milne Edwards, 1844

It feeds on decomposing plants and animals, small worms, insects, and their larvae. They are also cannibalistic in nature and may consume freshly molted conspecifics. In Asian countries, particularly in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, the freshwater prawn species M. malcolmsonii, M. rosenbergii, and M. gangeticum are of special interest for aquaculture. M. malcolmsonii is nocturnal in habit and feed more actively at night. Being an indigenous fresh water river species M. malcolmsonii is more tolerant to environmental fluctuations and comparatively more resistant to contaminants. Males grow bigger than females, and even in the same sex there exists heterogeneity in growth. Those that grow faster tend to become dominant, while others remain stunted.

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Further reading

  •  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.
  • Milne Edwards, H., 1844. Crustacés. In: Voyage dans l’Inde, par Victor Jacquemont, pendant les années 1828 à 1832. Descriptions des collections, vol 4 (2): 1-9, Plates 1-3
  • Fischer, W. & G. Bianchi (Eds.) (1984). FAO Species identification sheets For Fisheries Purposes: Western Indian Ocean. FAO, Rome.
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