Year of Publication
2024
Journal
Zootaxa
Volume
5476
Issue
1
Date Published
Jul-04-2024
Number of Pages
253 - 266
DOI
10.11646/zootaxa.5476.110.11646/zootaxa.5476.1.22
URL
https://mapress.com/zt/issue/view/zootaxa.5476.1https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5476.1.22https://mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5476.1.22/53890https://mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5476.1.22/53890
ISSN Number
1175-5326
HCERES category
ACL - Articles in international or national peer-reviewed journals indexed by HCERES or in international databases
Publication coopération et recherche SUD
Abstract
<div class="rtejustify">A new freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium ngankeeae n. sp., is described from two rivers in the Kaimana Regency on the southern coast of Papua Barat Province, Indonesia. The new species belongs to the Macrobrachium placidulum species- group, but it can be easily distinguished from the other members of this group by having fewer postorbital teeth and the epigastric tooth placed more anteriorly with a relatively shorter epigastric length, i.e. 0.23–0.27 of carapace length (vs 0.24–0.55 in the other species members). Other distinguishing morphological characters and a molecular analysis of this new species are discussed. A key to the species of the M. placidulum species-group is also provided.</div>
