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Amazon river prawn
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Amazon river prawn

Macrobrachium amazonicum

Macrobrachium amazonicum, also known as the Amazon river prawn, is an economically important species of palaemonid freshwater prawn. It is found throughout the tropical and subtropical areas of South America.

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