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Scientific Name: Matuta victor (Fabricius, 1781)
English Name: Common Moon Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Chandi Kakra (চান্দি কাঁকড়া)
Labcode: C1602Sb-89
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Matutidae
Description:
The front of the carapace has straight lobes on the sides and a slightly indented rostrum in the middle. The lateral spine (a small, pointed projection) is 0.2 times the width of the carapace. The cheliped (claw) has a five-lobed mid-palmar ridge (a ridge on the palm of the claw) with the second and fourth lobes being pointed, and the second lobe being the largest. The outer surface of the dactylus (the finger of the claw) in the male has a finely milled ridge, but this ridge is absent in the female. The carapace is covered with red dots.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Intertidal zones of Cox’s Bazar, Moheshkhali, Kutubdia, Sonadia and Saint Martin’s Islands
Environment:
Marine (Benthic)
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:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information
