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Scientific Name: Acetes chinensis Hansen, 1919
English Name: Northern mauxia shrimp
Local/Bangla Name: Chingri (চিংড়ি), Gura Icha (গুড়া ইচা), Banguri chingri (বাংগুড়ি চিংড়ি)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Sergestidae
Description:
The shrimp has a semi-transparent body. The third pereiopod has a tooth on the inner margin in both sexes. The appendix masculina has two hooks. The body is brownish with 4-8 red spots, mostly 3-4 red spots.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
In Bangladesh, it is found in the coastal and offshore islands
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:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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