Scientific Name: Ashtoret lunaris (Forskål, 1775)
Synonym: Cancer lunaris, Matuta lunaris (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Moon Crab, Armed Crab
Local/Bangla Name: Lojjaboti Kakra (লজ্জাবতী কাঁকড়া), Chandra Kankra (চন্দ্র কাঁকড়া), Planip Kakra) (প্ল্যানিপ কাঁকড়া), Lunari Kankra
Labcode: C1811SD-02
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Matutidae
Description:
The front of the crab has two straight, lateral lobes and a slightly indented central rostrum. The lateral spine is about 20% of the width of the carapace. The cheliped has a five-lobed mid-palmar ridge, with the second and fourth lobes pointed and the second lobe being the largest. The outer surface of the dactylus (finger-like claw) has a finely milled ridge in males, but not in females.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans area, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Benthic)
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
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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