Scientific Name: Neodorippe callida (Fabricius, 1798)
English Name: Leaf-porter crab
Local/Bangla Name: Kakra (কাঁকড়া)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Dorippidae
Description:
The Carapace smooth, flattened, longer than broad. Front well extending beyond exorbital teeth. Gastric region low, ending in cervical groove. Submedian pit visible followed by distinct branchial groove. Short hair present on lateral margins. First two pairs of ambulatory legs setose; propodi and dactyli fringed with long hair. Last two pairs of pereopods distinctively shorter, dactyli subchelate
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh and some parts of the Sundarbans area
Environment:
Marine, brackish
References:
Islam, M.T., & Bhuyan, M.S. (2025). Marine crabs of Bangladesh: An Illustrative Guide (1st ed.). Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute (BORI) ISBN : 978-984-35-8048-1
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