Fishing for Giant river prawn

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

The giant river prawn is a large freshwater crustacean with a blue-green to brownish body. Large males carry huge bright-blue claws, often longer than their bodies. It lives in rivers, lakes and estuaries, where its larvae need brackish water. It hides by day and forages at night. It reaches about 13 inches and 1.5 pounds. This summary was AI generated

Water type

Freshwater / Mixed

IUCN Status

Least concern

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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