Abstract The Amazon River prawn Macrobrachium amazonicum is widely distributed in
South America, and has a high economic value for fisheries and aquaculture. The species …

The cinnamon river shrimp (Macrobrachium acanthurus) is distributed along the Atlantic
Ocean, from the United States to Brazil. This species represents important resources for …

A two-year field study of the population of Macrobrachium olfersi from the Guaecá River, São
Sebastião, Brazil, revealed a predominance of adult females over adult males, which is …

Some reproductive features of Macrobrachium potiuna and M. olfersi females were
compared, correlating brood pouch volume with the number and volume of eggs during the …

Macrobrachium amazonicum is the most frequently consumed freshwater crustacean by
river communities of the Amazon. Despite its relative abundance and vast knowledge on the …

Macrobrachium carcinus, one of the largest freshwater shrimp of the east coast of the
Americas, is commercially fished in certain parts of the region. We present data concerning …

In Brazil, studies with native freshwater prawn species were discontinued due to great
importance of Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Therefore, it is necessary to continue …

Diversas estrategias reproductivas pueden ser adoptadas por distintas especies de
camarones del género Macrobrachium, e incluso entre diferentes poblaciones de la misma …

Three aspects of the reproductive biology (fecundity, size of ovigerous females, and egg
size) of the freshwater prawns Macrobrachium acanthurus, M. heterochirus, and M. carcinus …

Macrobrachium amazonicum is an indigenous prawn vastly distributed in basins of South
America, widely exploited by artisanal fisheries in northern and northeastern Brazil and, with …