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Macrobrachium ohione
Species of crustacean / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Macrobrachium ohione, commonly known as the Ohio shrimp, Ohio river shrimp or Ohio river prawn, is a species of freshwater shrimp found in rivers throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean drainage basins of North America. It is the best-known of all North American freshwater shrimp,[3] and is commonly used as bait for commercial fishing, especially catfish.[4]
Quick Facts Macrobrachium ohione, Conservation status ...
Macrobrachium ohione | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Palaemonidae |
Genus: | Macrobrachium |
Species: | M. ohione |
Binomial name | |
Macrobrachium ohione (S. I. Smith, 1874) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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