Scientific Name: Parapenaeopsis stylifera (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
Synonym: Penaeus styliferus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Kiddi shrimp
Local/Bangla Name: Ruda chingri(রুডা চিংড়ি), Godda chingri ( গোড্ডা চিংড়ি)
Labcode: MC2502DC-19
Photo: Uddin et al 2022 (DoF)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Penaeidae
Description:
The rostrum (front part of the carapace) is sigmoid-shaped. The longitudinal suture is long. The orbital spine is small. The hepatic sulcus is very small. In males, the distolateral projections of the petasma are slender, hom-like, and straight. In females, the anterior plate of the thelycum is square and concave. The color of the crustacean is pale brownish or pinkish white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Satkhira, Khulna, Bagerhat, Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar.
Environment:
Marine
References:
Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR, Rashed MR, Singha NK, Tazim MF, Mamun MAA, Mamun A, Rahman MM, Hasan ME (eds.) (2022) Album: Marine and Coastal Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh, 336 pp
