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Scientific Name: Panulirus polyphagus Herbst, 1793
English Name: Mud Spiny Lobster
Local/Bangla Name: Lobster (লোবস্টার), Chhua Ichha (ছুয়া ইচা)
Photo: Uddin et al 2022 (DoF)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palinuridae
Description:
Abdomen is smooth and without any grooves or sunken areas. The posterior half of the tail fan is soft and flexible. Body is dull green in color. The eyes are black-brown. Carapace is rounded and spiny. They have no rostrum
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Cox’s Bazar, Saint Martin’s Islands, Dublar Char.
Environment:
Marine
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
