Atya lanipes
Species of crustacean
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Atya lanipes (Spanish common name: gata[3]) is a freshwater amphidromous[4] shrimp of the Atyidae family in the Decapoda order.[5] It is found widely in the Caribbean[1] and is common in the Toro Negro State Forest in central Puerto Rico.[3] It is also known as jonga and in some places people refer to it as "guábara" or "chágara".[6]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Atyidae |
| Genus: | Atya |
| Species: | A. lanipes |
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