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Scientific Name: Panulirus versicolor Latreille, 1804
English Name: Painted Spiny Lobster, Painted Crayfish or Marine Crayfish
Local/Bangla Name: Nilkonthok Lobster (নীলকন্ঠক লোবস্টার)
Photo: Uddin et al 2022 (DoF)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Athropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palinuridae
Description:
The antennae have long, whip-like flagella that are longer than the peduncle. The first four pairs of legs do not have pincers.
The abdomen is smooth, with a soft and flexible posterior half. Body of adults is generally blue and green, with a more greenish abdomen in large individuals.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coast of the St. Martin’s Island and rocky areas of Chittagong
Environment:
Marine
Main 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
Other 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
