New record of Macrobrachium equidens shrimp (Dana, 1852) (Crustacea: Decapoda: ‎Palamonidae) as invasive species in Al- Mashaab River, East of Al- Hammar marsh, ‎Southern Iraq

Authors

  • Hala F. Hassan Department of Marine Biology, Marine Science Center, University of Basrah, Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8950-6029
  • Ashwaq T. Abaas Department of Natural Marine Science, Marine Science College, University of Basrah, ‎Iraq
  • Abdul-Hussein H. Ghazi Department of Natural Marine Science, Marine Science College, University of Basrah, ‎Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8576-8347

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58629/mjms.v38i1.322

Keywords:

New record‎, Invasive‎, Macrobrachium equidens, DNA sequences‎, Southern Iraq

Abstract

A species of freshwater shrimp belonging to Macrobrachium Genus was recently recorded from Iraqi water. Morphological features accompanied by COI gene nucleotides sequencing identified that the shrimp species is Macrobrachum equidens, four forms of rostrum were observed. The total length of M. equidens recorded in this study was ranged from 40.38 - 55.33 mm for females and from 45.51 to 58.72 mm for males, while weight for females and males were 0.36 to 5.44g and 0.53 - 6.01 g respectively.

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Published

29-06-2023

How to Cite

Hassan, H. F., Abaas, A. T., & Ghazi, A.-H. H. (2023). New record of Macrobrachium equidens shrimp (Dana, 1852) (Crustacea: Decapoda: ‎Palamonidae) as invasive species in Al- Mashaab River, East of Al- Hammar marsh, ‎Southern Iraq. Mesopotamian Journal of Marine Sciences, 38(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.58629/mjms.v38i1.322

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 1 (2023)

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