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VII Genus Macrobrachium Bate 1868

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Title VII Genus Macrobrachium Bate 1868
 
Creator George, M J
 
Subject Prawn and Prawn fisheries
 
Description While distributed in most of the Indo-Pacific region the species belonging to this genus mostly
inhabit freshwaters. Species like Macrobrachium rosenbergii, M. malcolmsonii, M. idae, M. mirabile,
M. rude etc. however, are distributed in brackishwaters also. According to Tiwari (1955) there are alto-
gether 34 species of this genus recorded from India. Among these, 14 are coastal species, several of which
are known are to migrate to brackishwaters of the various river systems. Included in the first group are a
few species which are commercially important, the most important of which are dealt with in detail below
with reference to the existing knowledge about their biology and fishery.
 
Publisher CMFRI
 
Contributor Jones, S
 
Date 1969
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/600/1/Bull-George_MJ_3_Bulletin_14-179-216.pdf
George, M J (1969) VII Genus Macrobrachium Bate 1868. In: CMFRI Bulletin No.14, Prawn fisheries of India. CMFRI, Mandapam Camp, pp. 179-215.