English Name: Ornate spiny lobster, ornate crayfish
Local/Bangla Name: Chhua Ichha ( ছুয়া ইচা)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palinuridae
Description:
The carapace is rounded and has spines. There is no rostrum. Height of the frontal horns is less than twice the height of the eyes. There are no spines between the frontal horns. The antennules have flagella that are longer than the peduncle.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Cox’s Bazar, Teknaf, Maheshkhali and Saint Martin’s Island.
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