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Scientific Name: Episesarma versicolor (Tweedie, 1940)
English Name: Violet Vinegar Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Kakra (কাঁকড়া), Bang Kakra (ব্যাঙ কাঁকড়া)
Violet Vinegar Crab. - Kakra (কাঁকড়া), Bang Kakra (ব্যাঙ কাঁকড়া) - Episesarma versicolor - Type: Crab

Labcode: C1511SB-42

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Sesarmidae
Description:
The crab has a brown to brownish-gray carapace (hard outer shell) with a violet-colored outer surface of the palm (claw) near the proximal part (base). The carapace is flat and squarish with one small tooth. The legs are flat with pointed tips. The pincers may be colorful. The sides of the body have a net-like structure that helps recirculate and oxygenate water in the gill chambers.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Southeast coast of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Benthic), Brackish
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2017) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

Other References:

Ahmed ATA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M (Eds.) (2008) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 18. Part II. Arthropoda: Crustacea. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 226 pp

IUCN Bangladesh (2015) Red List of Bangladesh. Volume 6: Crustaceans. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xvi+256 pp.

Alam N, Chakraborty S, Hossain Md.M, Baki MA, Alam SMI, Li CH (2020) Brachyuran Crab Fauna Character Estimated from Marine Water of Bangladesh and Noted New Record (Crustacea: Decapoda) as Distribution. Open Journal of Marine Science, 10, 218-232.

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