Genus Cryphiops Rank Species | Scientific name Cryphiops caementarius Higher classification Cryphiops | |
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Similar Panulirus pascuensis, Ovalipes australiensis, Cancer bellianus, Pie crust crab, Glyptolithodes | ||
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. The females return to the sea to spawn, and the larvae migrate up-river.
Description
Adults reach a total length of 185 millimetres (7.3 in).
Capture
It is caught for food from the wild, and there is experimental aquaculture of this species.
References
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