CIBED - - Thick-claw Prawn - Kōurā-vai Rapa-nui MG

Macrobrachium latimanus Thick-claw Prawn Kōurā-vai Rapa-nui ^MG

f.PALAEMONIDAE Prawns sf.Palaemoninae

Macrobrachium latimanus Thick-claw Prawn Kōurā-vai Rapa-nui ^MG

f.PALAEMONIDAE Prawns sf.Palaemoninae

Cook Islands Status Summary

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Intl. NamesThick‑claw Prawn ^EN

Local NamesP,?N^RR Kōurā-vai Rapa-nui^MG

Pacific NamesNo Content

Sci. NamesMacrobrachium latimanus (accepted name)

High Tax. Eng.k.Animals, p.Arthropods, sp.Crustaceans, f.Prawns - Freshwater Prawn

High Tax. Latink.ANIMALIA, p.ARTHROPODA, sp.CRUSTACEA, c.MALACOSTRACA, sc.EUMALACOSTRACA, spo.Eucarida, o.Decapoda, so.Pleocyemata, io.Caridea, f.PALAEMONIDAE, sf.Palaemoninae

Natl. PresencePresent

Sth. PresenceRR⁺⁺⁺MG?AT?MK?MT?AK?PL?MN?TK?

Nth. PresenceTN^-MH?RK?PK?NS?SW?

VouchersNo Content

Local OriginNative; Resident

Global RangeNo Content

HabitatAquatic - Freshwater - Streams

ThreatenedNo Content

InvasivenessNo Content

BiosecurityNo Content

Medical StatusNo Content

Harmful StatusNo Content

UsesFlesh food

IdentificationNo Content

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Vernacular Names

English and International Names

Thick-claw Prawn ^EN

Pacific Names

No Pacific Names

Local Names

P,?N^RR Kōurā-vai Rapa-nui^MG

National Name: Kōurā-vai Rapa-nui ^MG

Island	Status	Main name
National name	MG	Kōurā-vai Rapa-nui
Rarotonga	+++	P,?N
Mangaia		Kōurā-vai Rapa-nui
Ātiu		?P,?N
Ma‘uke		?P,?N
Miti‘āro		?P,?N
Aitutaki		?P,?N
Palmerston		?P,?N
Tongareva-write	-	A,nN
Tongareva-speak	-	A,nN
Manihiki		?P,?N
Rakahanga		?P,?N
Pukapuka		?P,?N
Nassau		?P,?N

National Distribution & Vouchers

National Presence:

Present

Oceanic

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Island	Status
Rarotonga	+++
Mangaia
Ātiu
Ma‘uke
Miti‘āro
Aitutaki
Palmerston
Manuae
Takūtea
Tongareva	Absent
Manihiki
Rakahanga
Pukapuka
Nassau
Suwarrow

Vouchers for:
Macrobrachium latimanus

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Northern

Oceanic

Rarotonga

Mangaia

Ātiu

Ma‘uke

Miti‘āro

Aitutaki

Palmerston

Manuae

Takūtea

Tongareva

Manihiki

Rakahanga

Pukapuka

Nassau

Suwarrow

no data available

Identification

Local Origin and Global Range

Habitat

no data available

Threatened

no data available

Invasive/Pest Status

no data available

Biosecurity

Medicinal

Species Uses

References

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.05.13 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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