Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID4282
GroupCrustaceans-Shrimp
GenusMacrobrachium
Specieslar
Common NameTahitian prawn
StateHI
CountyMaui
LocalityMolokai
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameHawaii
HUC8 Number32515200
Map
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Collection Year1956
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:690
Author:Devick, W.S.
Date:1991
Title:Pattern of introductions of aquatic organisms to Hawaii freshwater habitats.
Publisher:Proceedings of the 1990 Freshwater Stream Biology and Fisheries Management Symposium. Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources
Pages:189-213
Commentsstocking here failed, but populations established from dispersal of stock at Oahu
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine-Freshwater


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