Cryphiops caementarius

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Cryphiops caementarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Family:
Palaemonidae
Genus:
Cryphiops
Species:
C. caementarius
Binomial name
Cryphiops caementarius
(Molina, 1762)
Synonyms [1]

Cancer caementarius Molina, 1762

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Cryphiops caementarius is a South American freshwater shrimp.

Distribution

It is found in the rivers of Chile and Peru, where it is known as camarón de rio or camarón de rio del norte de Chile; The males are called changallo.[2] The females return to the sea to spawn, and the larvae migrate up-river.[2]

Description

Adults reach a total length of 185 millimetres (7.3 in).[2]

Capture

It is caught for food from the wild, and there is experimental aquaculture of this species.[3]

References

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