Atya scabra

Atya scabra is a species of freshwater shrimp in the family Atyidae. Atya scabra can reach a length of about 89 millimetres (3.5 in) in males, while females are generally smaller, reaching about 64 mm (2.5 in).[3] It lives on rocky bottoms in rivers connected to the Atlantic Ocean. The species is widespread from Mexico to Brazil, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico. In Africa, it occurs from Liberia to Angola, the Cape Verde Islands and the islands of the Gulf of Guinea.[1]

Atya scabra
Museum specimen of Atya scabra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Caridea
Family:
Atyidae
Genus:
Atya
Species:
A. scabra
Binomial name
Atya scabra
(Leach, 1816)
Synonyms[2]
  • Atya margaritacea clavipes Holthuis, 1966
  • Atya margaritacea var. claviger Aurivillius, 1898
  • Atya mexicana Wiegmann, 1836
  • Atya punctata Kingsley, 1878
  • Atya sulcatipes Newport, 1847
  • Atys scaber Leach, 1816

The species is commonly used as bait in commercial fishing, mostly in the northern regions of Brazil. To maintain stable populations, a no-take period from May to August and a minimum take length of 70 mm have been proposed.[4]

References
  1. S. De Grave; J. Villalobos; F. Mantellato & F. Alvarez (2013). "Atya scabra (errata version published in 2016)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T197895A107024088. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. Charles Fransen (2013). "Atya scabra (Leach, 1816)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  3. Alexandre Oliveira Almeida; Emerson Contreira Mossolin & Joaldo Rocha Luz (2010). "Reproductive biology of the freshwater shrimp Atya scabra (Leach, 1815) (Crustacea: Atyidae) in Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil" (PDF). Zoological Studies. 49 (2): 243–252.
  4. Ferreira de Barros, Matheus Souza; dos Santos Calado, Tereza Cristina; dos Santos, Ewerton Vieira; Silva, Alberis Santos; de Andrade Albuquerque, Leticia Gomes (September 2020). "Population biology and sexual dimorphism in the freshwater prawn Atya scabra (Decapoda: Atyidae) in the Contas River, Bahia, Brazil". Revista de Biologia Tropical. 68 (3): 743–751 – via Science Citation Index.


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