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Scientific Name: Parasesarma bidens (De Haan, 1835 [in De Haan, 1833-1850])
English Name: Red Clawed Crab, Red Claw Crab, Red Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Chotto Kakra (ছোট্ট কাঁকড়া)
Photo: IUCN, 2015 (Mohammed Noman)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Sesarmidae
Description:
The crab’s carapace is wider than it is long. The chelipeds differ between sexes, The median lobe is absent. The carapace has an H-shaped depression near the center. The propodus is broad and not compressed in either sex. The pereiopods are long, thin, and laterally compressed. The dorsal surface of the carapace and chelipeds is yellowish-red, while the ventral surface (underside) has a light yellowish sculpture
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Hill streams of Himchari in Cox’s Bazar
Environment:
Marine (Benthic), Brackish
Main 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
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