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Scientific Name: Mierspenaeopsis hardwickii (Miers, 1878)
Synonym: Parapenaeopsis hardwickii (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Spear shrimp
Local/Bangla Name: Godda chingri (গোড্ডা চিংড়ি), Gosa (গোসা), Shukna chingri (শুকনা চিংড়ি)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Penaeidae
Description:
The body of this crustacean is naked and smooth, meaning it has no hair or spines. In adult males, the unarmed portion of the body is absent and slightly curves downward. The thelycum of females is concave and semi-circular in shape. The telson only has 3 to 5 pairs of small, movable lateral spinules. The eyes are dark brown, and the rostrum is black-brown.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal (Bangladesh), mainly Bagerhat, Khulna and Satkhira.
Environment:
marine, brackish
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
