Giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii is the most cultivated freshwater decapod crustacean globally, distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, South and Central America. This prawn has presented a growing world production (234,400 tons in 2018) (FAO, 2020). It represents 45% of the global freshwater prawn production, amounting to US$ 2.01 billion (FAO, 2019), thus being a product of great commercial importance for the productive sector.However, this species has heterogeneous growth, affecting yield and product value.