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Scientific Name: Tubuca dussumieri (H. Milne Edwards, 1852)

Synonym: Uca dussumieri (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Mangrove Crab, Field Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Kakra (কাঁকড়া)
Mangrove Crab, Field Crab. - Kakra (কাঁকড়া) - Tubuca dussumieri - Type: Crab

Labcode: C1511Sb-38

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Ocypodidae
Description:
The crab’s large chelipeds and walking legs are pale yellow. The carapace has short, finely separated anterolateral margins with an acute anterolateral angle. The posterolateral margins of the carapace converge. The dactylus has two long and distinct longitudinal furrows. The gonopod has a large anterior flange and a small posterior flange.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coast of Sundarbans
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.

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