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Scientific Name: Carpilius maculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Name: Spotted Reef Crab, Reef Crab, Seven-
Eleven Crab, Spotted Reef Crab, Dark-Finger Coral Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Fota Kakra (ফোঁটা কাঁকড়া)
Photo: Ling-Kuang Tseng (Crab Database)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Carpiliidae
Description:
The carapace of this crab is oval-shaped and has a very smooth, convex dorsal surface. The ground color of the carapace is cream to pink, and there are 9 large violet to maroon spots on the dorsal surface. The spots are located in the following areas: 3 on the median region, 2 on the posterior region, 2 on the anterolateral region, and 2 around the orbits.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s Island coral reef
Environment:
Marine (Reef-associated)
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:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information
