About Macrobrachium lar (J.C.Fabricius, 1798)
Macrobrachium lar is a species of freshwater shrimp, commonly called the Camaron or the Monkey River Prawn. It is distributed across the entire Indo-West Pacific region, with its range extending from East Africa all the way to the Marquesas Islands. This species was first formally described in 1798. It inhabits flowing low-elevation rivers and creeks located near sea level.