Nematopalaemon karnafuliensis - Marine Biodiversity Portal of Bangladesh

Scientific Name: Nematopalaemon karnafuliensis (Ali Azam Khan, Fincham & Mahmood, 1980)

Synonym: Palaemon karnafuliensis (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Karnafulli prawn

Local/Bangla Name: Karnafulli chingri (কর্ণফুল্লি চিংড়ি), Gura chingri (গুড়া চিংড়ি)

Photo: Azam et al. (2015)

Classification:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Family: Palaemonidae

Description:

The rostrum is slightly elevated at the upper edge. The basal region is rather convex. The distal portion has a slight concave pattern. The antennal spine is stronger than the branchiostegal spine. The distal portion of the uropod and telson bear red dots.

Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:

Karnafuli Estuary of Bangladesh

Environment:

Marine, Brackish

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

Khan MAA, Fincham AA, Mahmood N (1980) A new species of Palaemon (Decapoda: Caridae) from Bangladesh. J. Nat. History 14: 85-89.

Suman KA, Mamun A, Hoq ME, Alam MW, Akhand MRI, Sattar MA, Faiz MA, Rashid H (2013) Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in aquatic fauna collected from contaminated waters of the river Karnafuli in the south-east coast of Bangladesh. Proc. 4t Int. Conf. Environ. Aspects Bangladesh. 24-25 August, 2013, University of Kitakyushu, Japan, Pp. 117-121.

Valarmathi, K. (2015). Nematopalaemon karnafuliensis (ali Azam Khan, Fincham & Mahmood, 1980)(Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae) a New Record to India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 361-363.