Macrobrachium lar, commonly known as the Camaron or the Monkey river prawn, is a species of freshwater shrimp found throughout the Indo-West Pacific area, ranging from East Africa through to the Marquesas Islands and was first described in 1798.

[1] This species is found in flowing rivers and creeks near sea level.

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