Abstract:The giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879), lives in freshwater environments of the Indo-West Pacific region and is commonly farmed. Males transition into three male morphotypes that differ in behavior and morphology. Small-clawed males (SM) molt into orange-clawed males (OC) that molt into the harvested and largest blue-clawed males (BC). Grooming behaviors can remove fouling such as sediment particles, bacteria, and other organisms, all of which are commonly found in the natural env… Show more
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