Scientific Name: Eucrate indica Castro &Ng,2010
English Name: Euryplacid Crab
Local/Bangla Name: Kakra (কাঁকড়া)
Labcode: C1910SM-16
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Euryplacidae
Description:
The crab’s carapace is transversely rectangular. The entire specimen is somewhat reddish-brown in color, with tiny reddish scattered spots on the frontal part of the carapace and walking legs. Eight irregular, large, red-brown spots are present on the median portion of the dorsal surface of the carapace, with two smaller, vertically placed spots flanking each large spot.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh and some parts of the Sundarbans area
Environment:
Marine
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
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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