- Cryphiops caementarius
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Cryphiops caementarius Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Family: Palaemonidae Genus: Cryphiops Species: C. caementarius Binomial name Cryphiops caementarius
(Molina, 1762)Synonyms [1] Cancer caementarius Molina, 1762
Cryphiops caementarius is a South American freshwater shrimp.
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Distribution
It is found in the rivers of Chile and Peru, where it is known as camarón de rio or camarón de rio del norte de Chile; The males are called changallo.[2] The females return to the sea to spawn, and the larvae migrate up-river.[2]
Description
Adults reach a total length of 185 millimetres (7.3 in).[2]
Capture
It is caught for food from the wild, and there is also intensive aquaculture of this species.[3]
References
- ^ "Cryphiops caementarius (Molina, 1762)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=96563. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
- ^ a b c Lipke Holthuis (1980). "Palaemonidae" (PDF). Shrimps and Prawns of the Worls. Volume 1 of FAO Species Catalogue. Food and Agriculture Organization. pp. 81–117. ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/ac477e/ac477e14.pdf.
- ^ Herminio R. Rabanal & V. Soesanto (1985). The World Fishery and Culture of Macrobrachium and Related Prawn Species. Food and Agriculture Organization. http://www.fao.org/docrep/field/009/ag161e/AG161E00.htm.
Categories:- Palaemonoidea
- Edible crustaceans
- Freshwater crustaceans of South America
- Animals described in 1762
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