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Scientific Name: Palaemon styliferus H. Milne Edwards, 1840

Synonym: Exopalaemon styliferus (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Roshma prawn
Local/Bangla Name: Gara icha (গারা ইচা), gura chingri (গুড়া চিংড়ি)
Roshma prawn - Gara icha (গারা ইচা), gura chingri (গুড়া চিংড়ি) - Palaemon styliferus - Type: Shrimp

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palaemonidae
Description:
Body is covered with numerous spots which are most prominent on rostrum. Rostrum long and slender and also armed with 6-8 dorsal teeth (including the carapace). There are also 7-8 ventral teeth. Epigastric tooth are not present. Telson devoid of spine and slightly swollen near the tip. Body color is whitish. Distal part of rostrum is dark reddish brown.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarban Mangrove forest, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2017) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

Other References:

Bernaecsek GM (2001) Guide to the Shellfishes of the Bangladesh Sundarbans, Khulna, Bangladesh. ADB: BAN 1643/3158, 111 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

Chantarasri S (1994) Fisheries Resources Management for the Sundarbans Reserved forest (4th Draft Report), FAO/ UNDP, Project BGD/84/056, Integrated Resource Development of the Sundarban Reserve Forest, Bangladesh, Khulna, 171 Pp.

Khan G (1999) Life cycle and population dynamics of Penaeid shrimps exploited by a multigear fisheries system with special reference to ESBN and trammel net at the coast of Bangladesh. PhD Thesis, Department of Zoology. University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Pp. 200

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF621340  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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