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Scientific Name: Penaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837
English Name: Indian white prawn
Local/Bangla Name: Sada chingri (সাদা চিংড়ি), Chaga (চাগা), chaka chingri (চাকা চিংড়ি), Chapda Chingri (চাপদা চিংড়ি), Chapra Chingri (চাপড়া চিংড়ি), Changa Chingri (চাঙ্গা চিংড়ি)
Indian white prawn - Sada chingri (সাদা চিংড়ি), Chaga (চাগা), chaka chingri (চাকা চিংড়ি), Chapda Chingri (চাপদা চিংড়ি), Chapra Chingri (চাপড়া চিংড়ি), Changa Chingri (চাঙ্গা চিংড়ি) - Penaeus indicus - Type: Shrimp

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Penaeidae
Description:
Body is translucent, with a yellowish-white or greyish-green color. It is covered with numerous small, light brown dots. The legs are also translucent, and they are somewhat whitish or reddish in color. The rostrum is slightly curved at the tip and it has 7-8 dorsal teeth and 4-6 ventral teeth. The telson does not have any lateral spines.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal area of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh- Bagherhat, Charchapli, Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong, Dublar Char, Khepupara, Khulna,Patuakhali, Satkhira and the Sundarbans.
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:

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

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

Holthuis LB (1980) FAO species catalogue. Shrimps and prawns of the world. An annotated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries, FAO Fish. Synop. 125(1): 271Pp.

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

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF601486, MF614762  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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