Evidence found
29 records across 4 countries and territories, 1889–1969.
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii · GBIF taxon key 2224721
Where has the African river prawn been recorded?
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii occurrence evidence comes from 29 records in 4 countries and territories, from 1889 to 1969. Most records come from Liberia.
- 29 records
- 4 places
- 9 years recorded
- Malacostraca class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: July.
8 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
historical describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18891969
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where African river prawn has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for African river prawn. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 24 | |
| DR Congo | 2 | |
| Ghana | 2 | |
| United States | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Palaemonidae.
Record pattern: historical
Historical records with no recent record in the covered source. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Historical records with no recent record in the covered source. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.