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Scientific Name: Penaeus penicillatus Alcock, 1905
Synonym: Fenneropenaeus penicillatus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Red tail prawn
Local/Bangla Name: Chama icha/ Lalchama icha (ছামা ইচা/লালছামা ইচা), Bagda Chama (বাগদা ছামা), Chapda Chingri (চাপদা চিংড়ি)
Photo: Mostafa A R Hossain,2015 (IUCN Bangladesh)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Penaeidae
Description:
The female shrimp’s thelycum is formed by two semi-circular lateral plates, with their median margins forming swollen lips. Front part is slightly rounded and obscured by hairs. The back part is elongated and inserted between the anterior part of the lateral plates. The telson doesnot have lateral spines. The body is semi-translucent.The gastrofrontal and hepatic crests are absent.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions 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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