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MACROBRACHIUM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- giant freshwater prawn
1, record 1, English, giant%20freshwater%20prawn
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A freshwater tropical shrimp. 2, record 1, English, - giant%20freshwater%20prawn
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crevette géante d’eau douce
1, record 1, French, crevette%20g%C3%A9ante%20d%26rsquo%3Beau%20douce
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chevrette 2, record 1, French, chevrette
correct, see observation, feminine noun, regional
- écrevisse tropicale 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9crevisse%20tropicale
see observation, feminine noun, Antilles, regional
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crevette tropicale d'eau douce. 3, record 1, French, - crevette%20g%C3%A9ante%20d%26rsquo%3Beau%20douce
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les crevettes d'eau douce sont appelées «chevrettes» en Polynésie, «écrevisses» ou «ouassous» aux Antilles. Ces noms désignent communément le genre Macrobrachium, et, plus particulièrement, M. rosenbergii. Il existe une centaine d'espèces de Macrobrachium pour la plupart cantonnées aux eaux douces tropicales [...] La chevrette Macrobrachium rosenbergii est présente dans les rivières de l'Asie du sud-est, de l'Inde jusqu'à Taïwan [...] 4, record 1, French, - crevette%20g%C3%A9ante%20d%26rsquo%3Beau%20douce
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Crustáceos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- langostino de agua dulce
1, record 1, Spanish, langostino%20de%20agua%20dulce
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- langostino de río 1, record 1, Spanish, langostino%20de%20r%C3%ADo
correct, masculine noun
- langostino malayo 2, record 1, Spanish, langostino%20malayo
correct, masculine noun
- langostino azul 3, record 1, Spanish, langostino%20azul
correct, masculine noun
- camarón gigante de agua dulce 4, record 1, Spanish, camar%C3%B3n%20gigante%20de%20agua%20dulce
masculine noun, Latin America
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Actualmente se conocen aproximadamente 125 especies del género macrobrachium [entre] las más importantes [está] Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Originaria de la región Indo Pacífico, se le conoce como langostino malayo y ha sido importado a muchos países incluyendo México debido a sus características: es menos agresivo que otros langostinos, de rápido crecimiento, gran adaptabilidad y resistencia al manejo, que lo hacen competir ventajosamente con muchas especies locales. Se encuentra en aguas dulces o salobres y excepcionalmente en aguas marinas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - langostino%20de%20agua%20dulce
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Crustáceo decápodo relacionado a los cangrejos y camarones marinos. 3, record 1, Spanish, - langostino%20de%20agua%20dulce
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-03-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- macrobrachium 1, record 2, English, macrobrachium
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- river prawn 1, record 2, English, river%20prawn
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- macrobrachium
1, record 2, French, macrobrachium
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Crustáceos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- macrobrachium
1, record 2, Spanish, macrobrachium
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- camarón de río 1, record 2, Spanish, camar%C3%B3n%20de%20r%C3%ADo
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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