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Scientific Name: Heterocarpus woodmasoni Alcock, 1901
English Name: Indian nylone shrimp
Local/Bangla Name: Nylone chingri (নাইলন চিংড়ি), Khanch chingri (খাঞ্চ চিংড়ি)
Photo: IUCN Bangladesh (2015)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Pandalidae
Description:
The shrimp has a long, slightly curved beak-like projection on its head. There is no crest between the postantennal crest and the dorsal margin of the carapace. A middorsal abdominal crest is present from the third to fifth segments. There is a conspicuous, elevated, sharp tooth at the middle of the dorsal crest of the third segment.
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
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