Giant American River Prawn

[Veneer]

Macrobrachium carcinus (painted or bigclaw river prawn). Gulf Coast U.S. to southern Brazil, including Central America and Caribbean islands.

Specimen from Texas.

 

[Yabbadoo]

DUDE!!! That's a monster Prawn....

 

[black_sun]

I want one!!

 

[Veneer]

Some photos of (younger) M. carcinus that I've kept:

 

[HPIZZLE]

that things a BEAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Hwarang_Samurai]

DANG!!! BEAST!!! lol

 

[Liam]

I've caught giant prawns at random creeks and rivers west of brisbane, australia.. it's a wonder they're still alive. seems the more west you go the bigger the prawns get.

 

[Yabbadoo]

I've caught giant prawns at random creeks and rivers west of brisbane, australia.. it's a wonder they're still alive. seems the more west you go the bigger the prawns get.

Do you know what type??? Rosenbergii???
I use to live up NQ and you'd always see them in creeks. Pretty large but nothing like that guy in the first pic.....
I've caught about 3

 

[angelo21]

Thats one beastly giant prawn!

 

[Pyramid_Party]

I wonder what would happen if you threw a big one of these in a tank with a large puffer.