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Scientific Name: Charybdis (Charybdis) riversandersoni Alcock, 1899
English Name: Not known.
Local/Bangla Name: Kakra (কাঁকড়া)
Photo: Tin-Yam Chan (Crab Database)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Portunidae
Description:
The crab’s dorsal surface is relatively flat to gently convex. The front of the carapace is broad and the margin is usually multidentate. The legs are laterally flattened to varying degrees, and the last 2 segments of the last pair of legs are paddle-like. The male’s abdominal segments 3 to 5 are completely fused and immovable.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
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:
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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