Scientific Name: Metapenaeopsis andamanensis Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
English Name: Rice velvet shrimp
Local/Bangla Name: Dhaina icha (ধাইনা ইচা)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Penaeidae
Description:
Its Total Length (TL) Up to 10–12 cm. Carapace Length (CL) ~2.0–2.8 cm. Rostrum is long, slightly curved upward; reaches to or beyond antennal scale. Telson is tapered with 3 pairs of movable lateral spines + 1 pair of terminal spines. Rostral Teeth (Dorsal) 7–9 teeth, with 3–4 behind the orbit. Rostral Teeth (Ventral) 1–2 small teeth, sometimes absent. Telson Spines 3 pairs of lateral spines, 1 pair of terminal spine. Hepatic and postorbital spines present. body color Pale pinkish to reddish-brown, often translucent.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
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