Scientific Name: Thenus indicus Leach,1816
English Name: Mud bug
Local/Bangla Name: Lobster (লোবস্টার)
Photo: Ahmed et al 2023
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Scyllaridae
Description:
It tends to be brown in color. Its pereopods and telson are spotless, meaning they do not have any markings. It has five teeth in the second antennal segment.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
First time recorded from Cox’s Bazar coast of the Bay of Bengal.
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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