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Scientific Name: Nematopalaemon karnafuliensis (Ali Azam Khan, Fincham & Mahmood, 1980)
English Name: Karnafulli prawn
Local/Bangla Name: Karnafulli chingri (কর্ণফুল্লি চিংড়ি), Gura chingri (গুড়া চিংড়ি)
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
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:

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.

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