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Scientific Name: Penaeus canaliculatus (Olivier, 1811)
English Name: Witch prawn
Local/Bangla Name: Changa chingri (চাংগা চিংড়ি)
Photo: IUCN Bangladesh (2015)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Penaeidae
Description:
The rostrum has 9 to 11 teeth on the dorsal margin and 1 tooth on the ventral margin. The gastrofrontal groove is bifurcated, meaning it splits into two branches. The first leg does not have an ischial spine. The petasma of males has short distomedian projections. The telson does not have lateral spines. The body is pale yellowish with red-brown to brown transverse bands.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Throughtout the coastal belt of Bangladesh
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
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