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Scientific Name: Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798
English Name: Flower Moon Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Lojjaboti Kakra (লজ্জাবতী কাঁকড়া), Chandra Kankra (চন্দ্র কাঁকড়া), Planip Kakra) (প্ল্যানিপ কাঁকড়া)
Labcode: C1602Sb-83
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Matutidae
Description:
The carapace of the crab is rounded and has two long, sharp spines on the sides. The front edges of the carapace are unevenly serrated. The outer surface of the palm of the crab’s claw has a strong, oblique ridge. The crab’s carapace is covered in a mosaic or network of maroon lines on a white background.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia and St. Martin’s Island and Sundarbans
Environment:
Marine (Benthic)
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
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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