By Rahul G. Kumar Estimated read time: 8–9 minutes In addition to a number of vividly coloured dwarf caridean shrimp, India is also home to a number of large growing, long armed, and often beautifully coloured river prawns of the genus Macrobrachium. The name Macrobrachium means "big arm," and members of the genus invariably bear a prominent pair of pincers, which are often enlarged in males. Found in the wild in a variety of habitats from hill-streams to brackish water lagoo