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Scientific Name: Metapenaeopsis stridulans (Alcock, 1905)
English Name: Fiddler prawn
Local/Bangla Name: Chama chingri (ছামা চিংড়ি), Nona chingri (নোনা চিংড়ি)
Photo: Uddin et al 2022 (DoF)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Penaeidae
Description:
The shrimp’s body is densely covered in hair-like structures. The petasma is asymmetrical. The left distoventral projection has 5 to 12 larger apical processes. The inner intermediate strip is broadly quadrangular. The distomedian lobule is slightly shorter than the inner intermediate strip, but much broader distally.
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
Other References:
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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