Scientific Name: Penaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837
Synonym: Fenneropenaeus indicus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Indian White Shrimp, Indian Prawn
Local/Bangla Name: Sada chingri (সাদা চিংড়ি), Chaga (চাগা), Chaka chingri (চাকা চিংড়ি), Chapda Chingri (চাপদা চিংড়ি), Chapra Chingri (চাপড়া চিংড়ি), Changa Chingri (চাঙ্গা চিংড়ি)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Penaeidae
Description:
Body is translucent, with a yellowish-white or greyish-green color. It is covered with numerous small, light brown dots. The legs are also translucent, and they are somewhat whitish or reddish in color. The rostrum is slightly curved at the tip and it has 7-8 dorsal teeth and 4-6 ventral teeth. The telson does not have any lateral spines.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal area of the Bay of
Bengal, Bangladesh- Bagherhat, Charchapli, Chittagong,
Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong, Dublar Char, Khepupara,
Khulna,Patuakhali, Satkhira and the Sundarbans.
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
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
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
Bernaecsek GM (2001) Guide to the Shellfishes of the Bangladesh Sundarbans, Khulna, Bangladesh. ADB: BAN 1643/3158, 111 Pp
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF601486, MF614762 MN200396 MT438423 KM349368 KM349367, KM349366, KM349365, KM349364, KM349363, KM349362, KM349361, KM349360, KM349359, KM349358, KM349357, KM349356, KM349355, KM349354, KM349353, KM349352, KM349351, KM349350, KM349349, KM349348, KM349347, KM349346, KM349345, KM349344, KM349343, KM349342, KM349341, KM349340, KM349339, KM349338
, KM349337, KM349336, KM349335, KM349334, KM349333, KM349332, KM349331
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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