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Scientific Name: Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (Latreille, 1802)
English Name: Mangrove Horseshoe Crab, Sundarban Mangrove Horseshoe Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Raj Kakra (রাজ কাঁকড়া), Sagar Kakra (সাগর কাঁকড়া).
Mangrove Horseshoe Crab, Sundarban Mangrove Horseshoe Crab. - Raj Kakra (রাজ কাঁকড়া), Sagar Kakra (সাগর কাঁকড়া). - Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda - Type: Crab

Labcode: CC-C1901SB-10

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Merostomata
Order: Xiphosurida
Family: Limulidae
Description:
The crab is dark green or greenish black in color. The circular shell is brownish. The crab can be identified by its shorter spines on the side of the body. The tail is circular in cross-section near where it joins the body. It does not have a groove on the underside or spines on the upper side. Horseshoe crab is actually a species under Phylum Arthropoda but it does not belong to Subphylum Crustacea.
Environment:
Marine (Benthopelagic), 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:

Tomio I, Kumar MJ, Abu AAT (2004) Horseshoe crabs (King crabs) in the Bay of Bengal, South Asia. Bulletin of the Education Faculty, Shizuoka University. Natural science series, 54, 13-30.

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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