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- Publisher
- Brill
- Copyright
- Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
- ISSN
- 0011-216X
- eISSN
- 1568-5403
- DOI
- 10.1163/156854006776759725
- Publisher site
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Abstract
A NEW FRESHWATER PRAWN OF THE GENUS MACROBRACHIUM (DECAPODA, CARIDEA, PALAEMONIDAE) FROM THE HIGHLANDS OF SOUTH VIETNAM BY NGUYEN VAN XUÂN 1 ) Faculty of Fisheries, University of Agriculture and Forestry, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ABSTRACT A new species of the genus Macrobrachium , M. thuylami , was discovered in the highlands of South Vietnam. A description, illustrations, and notes on habitat and economic importance of this species are provided. RÉSUMÉ Une nouvelle espèce du genre Macrobrachium , M. thuylami a été découverte dans une région montagneuse du Sud Vietnam. Une description et des illustrations, ainsi que des notes sur l’habitat et l’importance économique de cette espèce sont fournies. INTRODUCTION During a trip in Duc Lap, a district of Daklak Province about 300 km northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, we had an opportunity to buy some prawns of the genus Macrobrachium . These seem to belong to an as yet undescribed species, and this is described below. The new species, Macrobrachium thuylami , is characteristic in having the antepenultimate segment of the third maxilliped serrate at the distal half of the outer margin. Notes on habitat and economic importance are provided. The abbreviation tl. is
Journal
Crustaceana – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2006