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Macrobrachium scabriculum
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<p><i>Macrobrachium scabriculum</i> is a species of <a href="/facts/Freshwater_shrimp/SdqNmMeG">freshwater shrimp</a>. It is distributed in countries and territories around the <a href="/facts/Indian_Ocean/Kv0crwKG">Indian Ocean</a> (<a href="/facts/East_Africa/WtsAyphI">East Africa</a>, <a href="/facts/Madagascar/ez12IAcY">Madagascar</a>, <a href="/facts/South_Asia/7gTqe3hY">South Asia</a>, <a href="/facts/Sumatra/Fo192kJb">Sumatra</a>). It is known as Goda River prawn. The total length of male prawns become about 6.5 cm long and in females it is about 5 cm. A kind of fur develop on the <a href="/facts/Cheliped/nEQudqKl">chelipeds</a> of males. Eggs produced by <i>M. scabriculum</i> are smaller in size, brownish in color, elliptical or oval in shape and hatched larvae undergone migration to low saline water for completion its life cycle. </p><p><i>Macrobrachium scabriculum</i> inhabit fresh and brackish water of larger rivers and streams. </p>