Molecular phylogeny of the freshwater prawn genusMacrobrachium(Decapoda, Palaemonidae), with emphasis on the relationships among selected American species Invertebrate Systematics, 24 (2010), pp. 194-208 Pileggi and Mantelatto, 2012 L.G. Pileggi, F.L. Mantelatto ...
* Freshwater shrimp are harvested on tiny farms. Most are from Asia. * The word ‘prawn’ relates to freshwater shrimp. * The scientific name for freshwater shrimp is Macrobrachium Rosenburgii. * Freshwater shrimp are considered done when the flesh changes from looking translucent to an opaque c...
The term "prawn" is the proper North American designation for freshwater species, while "shrimp" refers to marine species. Australian and British biologists, on the other hand, refer to their marine species as "prawns". My personal experience indicates that at temperatures lower than 70F the ...