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Scientific Name: Penaeus merguiensis De Man, 1888
English Name: Banana shrimp/ White prawn
Local/Bangla Name: Kola chingri (কোলা চিংড়ি), Bagha chama (বাঘা ছামা), Bara Chingri (বারা চিংড়ি), Chama Chingri (ছামা চিংড়ি)
Banana shrimp/ White prawn - Kola chingri (কোলা চিংড়ি), Bagha chama (বাঘা ছামা), Bara Chingri (বারা চিংড়ি), Chama Chingri (ছামা চিংড়ি) - Penaeus merguiensis - Type: Shrimp

Photo: Uddin et al 2022 (DoF)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Penaeidae
Description:
The carapace and abdomen of this crustacean are smooth and hairless, with no dark brown transverse bands. The rostrum is usually armed with 7 or 8 dorsal teeth and 5 or 6 ventral teeth. The telson does not have any lateral spines. The color of this crustacean is cream to yellow, and the antennules are banded with brown.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Khulna, Patuakhali, Sundarban Estuaries and Bay of Bengal.
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
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

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

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.

Carpenter KE, Niem VH (eds) (1998) FAOs species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 2. Cephalopods, crustaceans, holothurians and sharks, Rome,FAO 1998, 687-1396 Pp

Kurian CV and Sebastian VO (1976) Prawns and prawn fisheries of India. Delhi: Hindustan Pub. Corp. India, Pp. 270.

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