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Scientific Name: Austruca triangularis (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873)
English Name: Triangular Fiddler Crab, Fiddler Crab, Mangrove Crab, Field Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Kakra (কাঁকড়া)
Photo: iNaturalist
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Ocypodidae
Description:
The carapace of this crab is almost hexagonal in shape. The front groove is moderately broad, and the upper edge is mostly double-lined. 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:
Sundarbans, Coast of Bay of Bengal
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:
IUCN Bangladesh 2015 Red List of Bangladesh Volume 6: Crustaceans. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh. pp. xvi+256
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