Macrobrachium lar
Tahitian Prawn
As recorded: Macrobrachium lar (J.C.Fabricius, 1798)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Palaemonidae
- Collected by
- J Ford
- Locality
- Auvai Stream near Fagaitua
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Depth
- 20 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Macrobrachium lar observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 618 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
G8HG+52, Anjiabe, Madagascar
(c) voyageurs_lyonnais, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
945台灣屏東縣牡丹鄉旭海溫泉
(c) 林一宣, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
890 Tomoyose, Yaese, Shimajiri District, Okinawa 901-0411, Japan
(c) roserain63, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
P6V2+4GH, Nétéa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Valentin Nemia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Sancang, Cibalong, Garut Regency, West Java, Indonesia
(c) K06_KO26RA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Okinawa, JP
(c) tako_ant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Macrobrachium lar. BPBM 17728. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979298072. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/17728.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979298072 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026