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Scientific Name: Monomia gladiator (Fabricius, 1798)
English Name: Gladiator Crab
Local/Bangla Name: Santura kankra (সাঁতারু কাঁকড়া)
Labcode: CC-C1901SB-15
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Portunidae
Description:
There are usually 5 to 9 teeth on each anterolateral margin, and the posterolateral margins usually converge . The endopodite of the second maxillipeds has a strongly developed lobe on the inner margin. The legs are laterally flattened to varying degrees and the last 2 segments of the last pair of legs are paddle-like. The male’s abdominal segments 3 to 5 are completely fused and immovable.
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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