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used as mouthparts, and five pairs of
pereiopods (true legs). The first two
pairs of pereiopods are chelate. Each
pair of chelipeds are equal in size.
The second chelipeds bear numerous
spinules and are robust and slender
(New, 2014).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition, Amino Acids,
and Fatty Acids (% DM)
M.
malcomsonii
M.
rosenbergii
Protein
29.38
42.45
Carbohydrate
7.52
10.22
Lipid
3.38
4.49
Amino acids
21.18
30.79
Fatty acids
3.77
5.45
Moisture a
80.34
81.38
Ash
7.38
8.49
a Wet weight.
Amino Acids (g/100 g FW)
M.
malcomsonii
M.
rosenbergii
Arginine
0.68
0.89
Histidine
1.79
2.38
Phenylalanine
0.54
0.77
Leucine
0.68
0.87
Tyrosine
1.68
2.23
M.
malcomsonii
M.
rosenbergii
Tryptophan
1.69
2.34
Methionine
2.03
2.37
Valine
0.68
0.95
Threonine
1.12
1.39
Glutamine
0.93
1.13
Glycine
1.13
1.79
Proline
0.88
1.12
Fatty Acids (mg/100 g FW)
M.
malcomsonii
M.
rosenbergii
Palmitic acid
(16:0)
641.18
835.35
Oleic acid (16:1)
589.92
875.18
Linoleic acid
(18:2)
385.41
582.45
Linolenic acid
(18:3)
130.14
142.17
Eicosapentaenoic
acid (20:5)
385.14
540.10
Decosahexanoic
acid (22:5)
103.45
138.00
Arachidic acid
(20:0)
85.49
112.14
Arachidonic acid
(20:4)
52.95
78.35
Source: Data from Rangappa et al. (2012).
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots 1857
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palaemonidae
Common name: African river prawn.
Distribution: Tropical West Africa
from Senegal to Angola (AquaristikElmshorn; http://www.wirbellose.de).