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Scientific Name: Austruca annulipes (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
Synonym: Uca annulipes (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Mangrove Crab, Ring-legged Fiddler Crab, Ghost Crab, Field Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Behala Badok Kakra (বেহালা বাদক কাঁকড়া), Kakra (কাঁকড়া)
Labcode: C1811SD-03
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Ocypodidae
Description:
The carapace of this crab has converging dorsolateral margins, a moderately broad front groove, oblique wavy orbits with minutely beaded edges, and a mostly double-lined upper edge. The dactylus of the palm is hook-like, curved, and overhangs the tip of the fixed finger. The carapace is pale orange in color, and the ambulatories are orange to yellow.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Mangrove area of Chokoria Sundarbans, Cox’s Bazar and St. Martin’s Islands
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
Other References:
Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR, Rashed MR, Singha NK, Tazim MF, Mamun MAA, Mamun A, Rahman MM, Hasan ME (eds.) (2022) Album: Marine and Coastal Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh, 336 pp
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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