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Presence of the Japanese Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium Nipponense (De Haan, 1849) (Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae) in Singapore

Samuel S. Chong, Hong Woo Khoo, P.K.L. Ng

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Characters of adults and larvae are given to differentiate between Macrobrachium nipponense and M. sintangense. The presence of the former in Singapore is stated and explained as an introduction from Japan or China, possibly with ornamental fishes.

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Key concepts: Palaemonidae, Caridea, Prawn, Decapoda, Biology, Macrobrachium, Fishery, Zoology