Macrobrachium rosenbergii: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the macrobrachium rosenbergii lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Asia, North America, South America
Class	Crustacean
Order	Decapoda
Family	Palaemonidae

Where does the macrobrachium rosenbergii live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the macrobrachium rosenbergii in 6 countries and territories across Asia, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Bragança. In Brazil it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the macrobrachium rosenbergii endangered?

The macrobrachium rosenbergii’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the macrobrachium rosenbergii?

The macrobrachium rosenbergii (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) is a crustacean in the order Decapoda and the family Palaemonidae, genus Macrobrachium. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the macrobrachium rosenbergii

Macrobrachium rosenbergii is a commercially important species of palaemonid freshwater prawn. It is native throughout the tropical and subtropical areas of the Indo-Pacific region, from India to Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. While M. rosenbergii is considered a freshwater species, the larval stage of the animal depends on brackish water. Once the individual shrimp has grown beyond the planktonic stage and becomes a juvenile, it lives entirely in fresh water.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Macrobrachium rosenbergii (revision 1379050149), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2700085 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).