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Scientific Name: Charybdis (Charybdis) natator (Herbst, 1794)
English Name: Ridged Swimming Crab, Swimming Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Lal Shantaru Kakra (লাল সাঁতারু কাঁকড়া), Santura kankra (সাঁতারু কাঁকড়া)
Labcode: C1903SM-II-04
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Portunidae
Description:
The carapace of this crab is densely covered with short, fine hairs, except for several distinct, transverse ridges in the anterior half, which are bare. The overall color of the crab is orangish red, with the ridges on the carapace and legs being dark reddish brown.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
In Bangladesh, is is found only in the Moheshkhali, Sonadia and the Saint Martin’s Islands.
Environment:
Marine (Benthic)
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:
Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR, Rashed MR, Singha NK, Tazim MF, Mamun MAA, Mamun A, Rahman MM, Hasan ME (eds.) (2022) Album: Marine and Coastal Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh. 336 pp
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