Scientific Name: Mierspenaeopsis sculptilis Henderson,1893
Synonym: Parapenaeopsis sculptilis (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Rainbow Shrimp, Coral Shrimp, Pink Shrimp
Local/Bangla Name: Ruda (রুডা), Baghatara chingri (বাঘাতারা চিংড়ি), Tiga chingri(টিগা চিংড়ি)
Labcode: MC2502DC-14
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Penaeidae
Description:
The rostrum is S-shaped and has 7 to 9 dorsal teeth. The distal half or more of the tubercle is toothless. There is an epigastric tooth present. The longitudinal suture is brown and long, reaching two-thirds of the carapace length. he shrimp has a pale body with wide, dark brown almost black transverse bands. The rostrum is curved and has 8-9 dorsal teeth. The epigastric tooth is feeble or absent. The telson has 3-4 pairs of movable lateral spines.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Barisal, Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Khulna,
Kutubdia, Moheshkhali, Patuakhali, Sonadia and the
Sundarbans Dublar Char.
Environment:
Marine
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
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