Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Macrobrachium rosenbergii is a large freshwater prawn native to the Indo-Pacific and widely farmed for food. It is also called the giant river prawn.

Macrobrachium: A genus of freshwater and estuarine prawns in the family Palaemonidae. This genus contains the giant river prawn and many related species.
Osmoregulation: The control of water and dissolved-ion balance inside an organism. Moving between freshwater and brackish water demands changes in salt and water balance.
Monoculture: The cultivation of a single species in a farming system. Some farms raise this prawn alone in managed ponds.
Macrobrachium nipponense: A freshwater prawn species native to East Asia and widely farmed in China. It is another cultured Macrobrachium, but is smaller and has a different native range.
Palaemonidae: A family of caridean shrimp that includes prawns from freshwater, brackish, and marine habitats. The giant river prawn belongs to this diverse shrimp family.
Ecdysis: The shedding of an arthropod's outer cuticle, allowing growth and development. The prawn must molt its rigid exoskeleton as it grows.
Polyculture: The cultivation of multiple species together in one farming system. It can be raised with fish such as carp to use pond resources differently.
Macrobrachium malcolmsonii: A large freshwater prawn native to South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia. Its regional range and commercial use overlap with those of the giant river prawn.
Decapoda: An order of crustaceans characterized by five pairs of walking legs. Its ten walking legs place the giant river prawn among decapod crustaceans.
Larval rearing: The controlled care of animal larvae from hatching through early development. Hatchery production depends on rearing larvae in suitable brackish water.

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