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Macrobrachium carcinus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Bigclaw River Shrimp

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.108421
Element CodeICMAL26010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassMalacostraca
OrderDecapoda
FamilyPalaemonidae
GenusMacrobrachium
Concept Reference
Williams, A. B., et al. 1987. A list of common and scientific names of decapod crustaceans from America North of Mexico. Crustacean Society Committee on Names of Decapod Crustaceans, Bethesda, Maryland. Unpaginated.
Conservation Status
Review Date2014-04-08
Change Date2014-04-07
Edition Date2014-04-08
Edition AuthorsJackson, D. R. (2014)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
This species is characterized by a wide distribution, absence of known major threats, and high abundances in some areas.
Range Extent Comments
Western Atlantic; widely distributed, from Florida southward to southern Brazil, including many Caribbean islands; widespread in southern U.S. (Holthuis and Provenzano, Jr. 1970, Holthius 1980). Reported from U.S., Brazil, Costa Rica, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Venezuela, and Gulf of Mexico (Fransen 2013), as well as from India (Lara and Wehrtmann 2009). If based on correct identification, Old World occurrences may represent introductions.
Threat Impact Comments
No known widespread threats (www: Encyclopedia of Life). Important in commercial fisheries in some localities.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
TexasS1Yes
MississippiSUYes
FloridaSUYes
Roadless Areas (2)
Puerto Rico (2)
AreaForestAcres
El Toro AreaCaribbean National Forest12,584
Mameyes AreaCaribbean National Forest11,150
References (4)
  1. Fransen, C.  2013.  <i>Macrobrachium carcinus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&amp;id=246169 on 2014-04-07.
  2. Holthuis, L. B., and A. J. Provenzano, Jr. 1970. New distribution records for species of <i>Macrobrachium</i> with notes on the distribution of the genus in Florida (Decapoda, Palaemonidae). Crustaceana 19:211-213. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20101731.
  3. Lara, L. R., and I. S. Wehrtmann. 2009. Reproductive Biology of the Freshwater Shrimp <i>Macrobrachium carcinus </i>(L.) (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from Costa Rica, Central America. Journal of Crustacean Biology 29(3):343-349. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1651/08-3109.1. http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1651/08-3109.1.
  4. Williams, A. B., et al. 1987. A list of common and scientific names of decapod crustaceans from America North of Mexico. Crustacean Society Committee on Names of Decapod Crustaceans, Bethesda, Maryland. Unpaginated.