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Species profile—Macrobrachium auratum (golden river prawn)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Malacostraca (malacostracans) → Palaemonidae (palaemonid shrimps) → Macrobrachium auratum (golden river prawn)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Malacostraca (malacostracans)
Family
Palaemonidae (palaemonid shrimps)
Scientific name
Macrobrachium auratum Short, 2004
Common name
golden river prawn
Type reference
Short, J.W. 2004. A revision of Australian river prawns, Macrobrachium (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae). Hydrobiologia 525: 1-100 [71].
WildNet taxon ID
33581
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=33581.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024