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Scientific Name: Pyxidognathus fluviatilis Alcock, 1900
English Name: Red Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Chotto Kakra (ছোট্ট কাঁকড়া) Lal Kakra (লাল কাঁকড়া)
Photo: IUCN Bangladesh 2015
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Varunidae
Description:
The carapace of the crab is oval-shaped, smooth, deep, and strongly convex in the longitudinal direction. It has an H-shaped mark in the middle. In males, both chelipeds are equal in size, but in females, the left cheliped is larger than the right. The dorsal and ventral margins of the dactylus have spinules. The dactylus is long and styliform. The dorsal surface of the carapace and chelipeds is deep red, while the ventral surface and pereiopods are light yellow.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Ecosystems of Manikgonj
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater
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
