Macrobrachium formosense Spence Bate, 1868 is a animal in the Palaemonidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Macrobrachium formosense Spence Bate, 1868

Macrobrachium formosense Spence Bate, 1868

Macrobrachium formosense is a freshwater crane river prawn found in Taiwan and southern Japan, reaching 10–20 mm carapace length.

Family
Genus
Macrobrachium
Order
Decapoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Macrobrachium formosense Spence Bate, 1868

Macrobrachium formosense, commonly called the crane river prawn, is a species of freshwater shrimp belonging to the family Palaemonidae. This species inhabits streams and rivers in Taiwan and southern Japan, which includes the Ryukyu Islands. Adult Macrobrachium formosense have a carapace length that ranges from 10 to 20 millimetres, or 0.4 to 0.8 inches.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Palaemonidae Macrobrachium

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