Macrobrachium hancocki Holthuis, 1950 is a animal in the Palaemonidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Macrobrachium hancocki Holthuis, 1950

Macrobrachium hancocki Holthuis, 1950

Macrobrachium hancocki is a freshwater shrimp found in parts of Central and South America and nearby oceanic islands.

Family
Genus
Macrobrachium
Order
Decapoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Macrobrachium hancocki Holthuis, 1950

Macrobrachium hancocki is a species of freshwater shrimp. Its distribution ranges from Costa Rica south to Colombia, and it also occurs on Cocos Island and the Galápagos Islands. It primarily lives in swamp waters, small streams, and stagnant pools. This species was first formally described in 1958.

Photo: (c) Johan Chaves Delgado, all rights reserved, uploaded by Johan Chaves Delgado

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Palaemonidae Macrobrachium

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