Macrobrachium indicum
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| Macrobrachium indicum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Macrobrachium |
| Species: | M. indicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrobrachium indicum Jayachandran, & Joseph, 1986 | |
Macrobrachium indicum is a species of freshwater shrimp of South India. It was first described in 1986.[1] This freshwater prawn was described from Vellayani Lake, Kerala. This species is closely related to M. australe and M. ustulatum.[2] It is a medium-sized prawn of genus Macrobrachium.
