Northward expansion of the giant river prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879) along Amazonian coast, with the first record in the State of Amapá, North Brazil

n this research note the presence of the giant river prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879) is recorded for the first time in the coastal zone of the state of Amapá. This is the northmost record of this nonnative species along the Brazilian coast. Also, our finding highlighted the importance of monitoring programs to evaluate the potential impacts of this species on the native community.