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An update of the amazon prawn (Macrobrachium amazonicum) distribution in the low course of the São Francisco river (northeast Brazil) [PDF]

Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 2021
The prawn Macrobrachium amazonicum has been considered a successful colonizing species of freshwater environments beyond its native range; however, information on the distribution of the species in rivers in northeastern Brazil is doubtful or incomplete.
Lucia Vanessa Rocha Santos, Petrônio Alves Coelho Filho   +1 more
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Characteristics and processing of canned Amazon River prawn (Macrobrachium amazonicum) in Amazon sauce [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Food Technology
The canned Amazon River prawn with sauce (tucupi and jambu) was thermally prepared (121 ºC) at three different times (T1: 15 T2: 20 and T3: 25 minutes) in glass bottles. The product obtained 20.86% crude protein, with good acceptance by consumers (global
Keber Santos Costa Junior, FRANCISCO Alex Lima Barros, Cristiana Ramalho Maciel   +2 more
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The budget of carbon in the farming of the Amazon river prawn and tambaqui fish in earthen pond monoculture and integrated multitrophic systems

Aquaculture Reports, 2020
The present study analyzed the inputs, outputs, and accumulation of carbon in ecological compartments of earthen ponds for the grow-out of Amazon river prawn (Macrobrachium amazonicum) and tambaqui fish (Colossoma macropomum) reared in monoculture and ...
Dallas L Flickinger, Gelcirene A Costa, Daniela P Dantas   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Natural diet and feeding habits of a freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium carcinus: Crustacea, Decapoda) in the estuary of the Amazon River [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 2014
Macrobrachium carcinus is a Brazilian native prawn with recognized potential for use in aquaculture activities. However, there is little information about the natural diet and feeding habits of this species.
Jô de Farias Lima, Jamile da Silva Garcia, Thibério Carvalho da Silva   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Reproductive biology of Macrobrachium surinamicum (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) in the Amazon River mouth [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 2015
Macrobrachium surinamicum is an indigenous prawn distributed from the lower Amazon and Tocantins river basins to Venezuela in the Orinoco Delta region. It is common bycatch fauna of Macrobrachium amazonicum artisan fishing in the states of Pará and Amapá.
Jô de Farias LIMA, Mayara Cristina Moura DA CRUZ, Luis Mauricio Abdon da SILVA   +2 more
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First report: Amazon River Prawn reared in biofloc technology

Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias, 2020
The objective of this work was to evaluate the use of biofloc technology to reared Amazon River prawn (Macrobrachium amazonicum). One hundred Amazon River prawn juveniles were divided into two experimental units (250 L), 50 animals per each.
Adolfo Jatobá, Esmeralda Chamorro Legarda, Larissa Stockhausen, Felipe do Nascimento Vieira   +3 more
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New occurrences, mean infestation intensity and prevalence of parasitic isopods (Isopoda, Cymothoida, Bopyridae) associated with Macrobrachium amazonicum (Decapoda, Palaemonidae) from the mouth of the Amazon River [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
The Amazon prawn or Macrobrachium amazonicum (Heller, 1862) is widely distributed in South America, occurring in the Orinoco and Amazon rivers, and forms an important source of income for riverside families.
Sting Silva Duarte, Jô de Farias Lima, Lucio André Viana   +2 more
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Has a river dam affected the life‐history traits of a freshwater prawn? [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
In recent years, species richness and diversity in aquatic ecosystems has declined as environments are increasingly impacted by anthropic actions. Freshwater prawns are well adapted to survive in a disturbed and heterogeneous environment.
Gicelle M. F. Silva, Marcelo C. Andrade, Breno R. M. Silva, Ingrid S. Palheta, Liziane B. Gonçalves, Rossineide M. Rocha, Maria A. P. Ferreira   +6 more
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Amazon river prawn is able to express endogenous endo-β-1,4-glucanase and using cellulose as energy source

Aquaculture Reports, 2023
The present study aimed to identify and characterize cellulase from the functional genome in the hepatopancreas of Amazon river prawn (Macrobrachium amazonicum). Growth trials with post-larvae of M.
Lorena Batista DE MOURA, Gabriel Monteiro de Lima, CARLOS Murilo Tenório Maciel   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Structure and genetic diversity of Macrobrachium amazonicum complex [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The present study evaluated the phylogenetic relationships and the population structure in the ‘Macrobrachium amazonicum’ species complex, including M. amazonicum and M. pantanalense based on Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) markers.
Gabriel Monteiro de Lima, Beatriz Rochitti Boza, Luciano Domingues Queiroz, Gabriel Iketani, Carlos Murilo Tenório Maciel, Claudio Oliveira, Fausto Foresti, Wagner C. Valenti, Iracilda Sampaio, Vanessa Paes da Cruz, Cristiana Ramalho Maciel   +10 more
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