author(s)
Abhishek Kumar, Binod Kumar Choudhary and Mamta Choudhary

abstract
The wild population of commercially important freshwater prawns (M. rosenbergii, M. malcolmsonii and M. gangeticum) of India have been declined over the period of time due to overexploitation, habitat degradation and pollution. Moreover, these endemic species have been replaced with L. vennamei in prawn farming industry which may further lead to the extinction of these valuable species. The current biological study of these three species will help researchers and academicians to understand their life history and other biological details which in turn will help in their sustainable management and conservation