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Scientific Name: Gelasimus vocans (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Name: Calling Fiddler Crab, Orange Fiddler Crab, Field Crab, Mangrove Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Komla Kakra (কমলা কাঁকড়া)
Labcode: C1511Sb-37
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Ocypodidae
Description:
The crab has a grayish-brown carapace, with a light yellow major cheliped (claw) and grayish legs with light-colored claws. The carapace is narrow in front, and the lateral sides of the carapace are slightly converging. The major cheliped is three times as long as the carapace. The outer surfaces of the arm, wrist, and palm of the major cheliped are smooth to the naked eye. The fingers of the major cheliped are thin, broad, and blade-like.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Southeast coast of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Benthic), Brackish
Other 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
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