Atya scabra
Atya scabra | |
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Museum specimen of Atya scabra | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Atyidae |
Genus: | Atya |
Species: | A. scabra |
Binomial name | |
Atya scabra (Leach, 1816) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Atya scabra is a species of freshwater shrimp in the family Atyidae. Atya scabra can reach a length of about 89 millimetres (3.5 in) in males, while females are generally smaller, reaching about 64 mm (2.5 in).[3] It lives on rocky bottoms in rivers connected to the Atlantic Ocean. The species is widespread from Mexico to Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica and Caribbean islands. In Africa, it occurs from Liberia to Angola, the Cape Verde Islands and the islands of the Gulf of Guinea.[1]
References
- 1 2 S. De Grave; J. Villalobos; F. Mantellato & F. Alvarez (2013). "Atya scabra". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T197895A107024088. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T197895A2504208.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ Charles Fransen (2013). "Atya scabra (Leach, 1816)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- ↑ Alexandre Oliveira Almeida; Emerson Contreira Mossolin & Joaldo Rocha Luz (2010). "Reproductive biology of the freshwater shrimp Atya scabra (Leach,1815) (Crustacea: Atyidae) in Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil" (PDF). Zoological Studies. 49 (2): 243–252.
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