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Crane river prawn

Macrobrachium formosense Spence Bate, 1868

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The crane river prawn (Macrobrachium formosense) is a species in the family Palaemonidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the crane river prawn

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the crane river prawn live?

Not recorded

Is the crane river prawn endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the crane river prawn classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPalaemonidae
  6. genusMacrobrachium
  7. SpeciesMacrobrachium formosense Spence Bate, 1868

Synonyms Bithynis longipes, Macrobrachium hainanense, Macrobrachium longipes, Palaemon formosensis, Palaemon longipes, Palaemon phillippinenses, Palaemon riukiuensis, Palaemon similis, Palemon longipes

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Camarón grullaSpanish
  • Bouquet grueFrench
  • ミナミテナガエビJapanese
  • 긴발징거미새우Korean
  • 台灣沼蝦Chinese
  • 臺灣沼蝦Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the crane river prawn

Other species in the same genus Macrobrachium.

Blue lobster

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

PalaemonidaeNo free photo yet

Ohio shrimp

Macrobrachium ohione

PalaemonidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the crane river prawn?

The crane river prawn (Macrobrachium formosense) belongs to the family Palaemonidae in the order Decapoda.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Crane river prawn (Macrobrachium formosense). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/crane-river-prawn

MLA

“Crane river prawn (Macrobrachium formosense).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/crane-river-prawn.

BibTeX
@misc{crane_river_prawn_2026,
  title = {Crane river prawn (Macrobrachium formosense)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crane-river-prawn},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}