Specimen Information

Macrobrachium lar
Macrobrachium lar
(Tahitian prawn)
Crustaceans-Shrimp
Exotic

Specimen ID1873864
GroupCrustaceans-Shrimp
GenusMacrobrachium
Specieslar
Common NameTahitian prawn
StateHI
CountyHawaii
LocalityAnchialine pool, Hawai'i
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHawaii
HUC8 Number20010000
HUC10 NameKaupulehu Lava Flow-Frontal Pacific Ocean
HUC10 Number2001000012
HUC12 NameTown of Kaupulehu-Frontal Pacific Ocean
HUC12 Number200100001202
Map
Collection Month1
Collection Year2020
Year AccuracyActual
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:45477
Author:Matthews, L., K. Cole, and T. Rhode
Date:2025
Title:Insights into the phylogeography and demographic history of the native and invasive amphidromous prawns of Hawai'i
Journal:Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Volume:35
Issue:1
Pages:e70048
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected9


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/14/2025].

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