Scientific Name: Penaeus merguiensis De Man, 1888
English Name: Banana shrimp, White Shrimp
Local/Bangla Name: Kola chingri (কোলা চিংড়ি), Bagha chama (বাঘা ছামা), Bara Chingri (বারা চিংড়ি), Chama Chingri (ছামা চিংড়ি)
Photo: Uddin et al 2022 (DoF)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Penaeidae
Description:
The carapace and abdomen of this crustacean are smooth and hairless, with no dark brown transverse bands. The rostrum is usually armed with 7 or 8 dorsal teeth and 5 or 6 ventral teeth. The telson does not have any lateral spines. The color of this crustacean is cream to yellow, and the antennules are banded with brown.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Khulna, Patuakhali, Sundarban Estuaries and Bay of Bengal.
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
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
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
Kurian CV and Sebastian VO (1976) Prawns and prawn fisheries of India. Delhi: Hindustan Pub. Corp. India, Pp. 270.
