Suitable Environment for Freshwater Shrimp Macrobrachium sintangense

Macrobrachium sintangense is a species belong to the genus Macrobrachium. This shrimp is not only native to Indonesia, but also widely distributed in Sunda shelf (Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand up to Vietnam). The shrimp has economic value as one of protein resources for local people, and ecological function in its ecosystem as a part of the food chain. Recently the population of the speciesis decreasing, while the biological information of the shrimp is still poor. Therefore, the biological study of this species especially on its habitat preferences was conducted. The research was conducted from 2012 to 2014. The observation was held in ponds, situ (small-sized lake), and rivers in Java (east, central, and west provinces), Sumatra (Lampung province), and Kalimantan (Sintang Regency), and in laboratory. Macrobrachium sintangense prefers slow current, shallow water, sheltered banks, good riparian, submerged plant, sandy mud substrate with some detritus, and low temperature. This species does not like open water, high temperature, strong current, deep and polluted water. Proceedings International Conference on Ecohydrology (ICE). Yogyakarta, 10-12 November 2014. Hal. 348-353 ISBN 978-979-8163-22-7