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Scientific Name: Charybdis (Charybdis) affinis Dana, 1852
English Name: Smooth shelled swimming crab
Local/Bangla Name: Santura kankra (সাঁতারু কাঁকড়া)
Labcode: C1512Sb-67
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Portunidae
Description:
The crab’s carapace is yellowish-gray in color. It is hexagonal and concave. The frontal, cardiac, and mesobranchial ridges are absent. The anterolateral margin has 6 teeth. The last anterolateral tooth is elongated. The chelipeds are swollen.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Southeast coast of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information
