Scientific Name: Solenocera hextii Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
English Name: Deep-sea mudshrimp
Local/Bangla Name: Kada chingri (কাদা চিংড়ি) Shora (শোরা), Chamma (ছাম্মা), Chingri (চিংড়ি)
Photo: Uddin et al 2022 (DoF)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Solenoceridae
Description:
It is hairless. Rostrum is high. The branchiostegal and pterygostomian spines are absent. The hepatic crest is curved ventrally. The branchiocardiac crest is very distinct and L-shaped. The telson has fixed distal lateral spines. The fifth pereiopod has a coxal spine. The color of the shrimp is bright pink.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
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
Holthuis LB (1980) FAO species catalogue. Shrimps and prawns of the world. An annotated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries, FAO Fish. Synop. 125(1): 271Pp.
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