Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Infraorder Caridea Scientific name Macrobrachium agwi Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Decapoda Family Palaemonidae Higher classification Macrobrachium | |
Similar Macrobrachium, Rhacophorus suffry, Macrobrachium faustinum, Macrobrachium hancocki, Crustacean | ||
Macrobrachium agwi is a species of freshwater shrimp, first described in 2008, endemic to the Himalaya. It was discovered when a shipment of ornamental prawns, destined for the aquarium trade,, was shipped from Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India to Europe. Examination of the shipment showed that one type of shrimp was a new, undescribed species.
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