1 Biology

THE FOLLOWING NOTES contain background information on the genus Macrobrachium and some basic details about the biology of M. rosenbergii. This section of the manual has mainly been derived from Holthuis (2000), the work of Ling (1969), and a review by Ismael and New (2000), and is intended to provide basic background information for extension workers and students.

 

1.1. Names, natural range, and characteristics of freshwater prawns 
1.2. The shape (external morphology) and other characteristics of freshwater prawns 
1.3. Life history 
1.4. Sources of further biological information