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Scientific Name: Austruca bengali (Crane, 1975)
English Name: Bengal Fiddler Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Kakra (কাঁকড়া)
Photo: Akash M, Chowdhury GW. 2017.
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Ocypodidae
Description:
The crab’s carapace is almost hexagonal in shape and is very convex. The dactylus of the palm is hook-like, curved, and overhangs the tip of the fixed finger (the finger that is not movable). The merus of the last pair of legs is not as broad as that of the two preceding pairs (the two pairs that come before it). The carapace is pale orange, the major cheliped has a yellowish color and the ambulatories are orange to yellow.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information
