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Scientific Name: Metapenaeus affinis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
English Name: Jinga shrimp
Local/Bangla Name: Loilla chingri (লইল্যা চিংড়ি), Kerani chingri (কেরানি চিংড়ি), Honye Chingri (হন্য চিংড়ি), Kharkhia (খারখিয়া)
Jinga shrimp - Loilla chingri (লইল্যা চিংড়ি), Kerani chingri (কেরানি চিংড়ি), Honye Chingri (হন্য চিংড়ি), Kharkhia (খারখিয়া) - Metapenaeus affinis - Type: Shrimp

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Penaeidae
Description:
The body is a brownish green to brownish blue color. The rostrum is thin and has 8-9 dorsal teeth. The telson is only armed with small spines. There is a strong spine on the base of all three pairs of chelipeds.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2017) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

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

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

Holthuis LB (1980) FAO species catalogue. Shrimps and prawns of the world. An annotated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries, FAO Fish. Synop. 125(1): 271Pp.

Hossain MAR (2013) Biodiversity of Shrimp and Prawn in the River and Estuary of Bangladesh. National Fish Week 2013 Compendium (In Bengali with English abstract). Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, 38-42 Pp

Kamal AHM, Khan MAA (2009) Review Coastal and estuarine resources of Bangladesh: management and conservation issues. Maejo International Journal of Science and Technology 3(02): 313-342.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI:  MF614766  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information