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Prefectural Natural Monument
Crustaceans
Sakishima Freshwater Shrimp
Caridina prashadi
The Sakishima freshwater shrimp is a small shrimp of streams and springs in the southwestern islands of Japan. It lives among rocks and water plants in clear water. Because its range is narrow and it is sensitive to habitat change, it is designated a Natural Monument of Kagoshima Prefecture.
- Scientific name
- Caridina prashadi
- Group
- Crustaceans
- Prefectures
- Kagoshima
- 日本語
- サキシマヌマエビ
- 简体中文
- 先岛沼虾
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The Sakishima Freshwater Shrimp is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kagoshima.
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