The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Decapoda

(Crayfish, Shrimp, Crabs)

PALAEMONIDAE

Macrobrachium carcinus (Linnaeus)

Big-Claw River Shrimp

 

 Photogallery: 

 

 

Synonyms:  Macrobrachium jamaicense
                                           (Farber 1950)

 

 

 

Distribution Citations

1949 Hedgpeth

1950 Farber
[1959 Chace et al.

1975 Longley
1977 Horne & Beisser
[1978 Pennak]

 

[1989 Pennak]

2001 Hobbs III

 

 

 

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:

-largest and most spectacular North American species of the genus  (Hobbs III 2001)

-"shy nature", seldom observed but generally distributed in San Marcos River (Farber 1950)

copyright:   Stephen W. Ziser    
                          2010


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