Scientific Name: Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)
English Name: Horned Ghost Crab, Horn-eyed Ghost Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Lal Kakra (লাল কাঁকড়া)
Labcode: C1602sb-81
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Ocypodidae
Description:
The carapace of this crab is square, convex, and cubic. The dorsal surface of the carapace is evenly covered with small, granular bumps. Two pairs of legs have long. The color of the carapace is brick-red with a bluish-grey tint. The chelipeds and legs are deep red with the distal ends, which are the ends of the appendages, being white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Chokoria, Maheshkhali, Kutubdia, Sonadia and Dubla Islands beaches of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Benthic)
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
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