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CRUSTACEANS
PRAWNS
Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller 1862
Phylum: Arthroipoda
Class: Crustacea
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palaemonidae
Common name: Goda river prawn.
Distribution: Eastern Africa, Madagascar, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,
and Sumatra (De Grave et al., 2013b).
Habitat: Fresh and brackish water of
larger rivers and streams.
Description: This species has a massive rostrum of medium length and
very developed claws, which are much
more slender in males. The coloration
background is more or less dark brown.
A  lighter dorsal line goes all the way
from the rostrum to the telson. A half
circle–shaped cream-colored line with
black-brown marks the third segment of
the abdomen. The legs and claws can
show a slight blue shade. The external
edges of the uropods are underlined
with a cream-colored line. This species
is omnivorous. The male measure 12 cm,
the female 6–7 cm (Crusta-Fauna).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition of Edible Portion
(% DM)
Sex
Protein CHO a Lipid Ash Moisture b
Male
53.35 2.42 3.83 6.40
80.46
Female 54.24 2.04 4.28 6.05
79.06
Berried 46.74 1.69 3.76 6.42
81.02
a Carbohydrate.
b Wet weight.