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Potamonautes montivagus

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Potamonautes montivagus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Potamonautidae
Genus: Potamonautes
Species:
P. montivagus
Binomial name
Potamonautes montivagus
(Chace, 1953)
Synonyms

Potamon montivagus Chace, 1953

Potamonautes montivagus is a species of freshwater crustacean in the family Potamonautidae. It is native to southeastern Africa. Its natural habitat is rivers.

Range and habitat

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Potamonautes montivagus is found in mountain streams in southwestern Tanzania, northern and southeastern Malawi, western Mozambique, eastern Zambia, and eastern Zimbabwe.[1]

Its native habitat is high-elevation rivers, streams, and lakes.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cumberlidge, N. (2018). "Potamonautes montivagus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T44551A114989953. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T44551A114989953.en. Retrieved 11 October 2022.