Scientific Name: Scylla olivacea (Herbst, 1796)
English Name: Mud Crab, Orange Mud Crab, Mangrove Crab, Olive Crab,
Local/Bangla Name: Shila Kakra (শীলা কাঁকড়া), Chadi Kakra (চাঁদি কাঁকড়া), Jati Kakra (জাতী কাঁকড়া), Bara Kakra (বড় কাঁকড়া), Sabuj Kakra (সবুজ কাঁকড়া), Maita Kakra (মাইটা কাঁকড়া)
Labcode: CC-C-1901SB-09
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Portunidae
Description:
The gastric groove is shallow and shaped like the letter H. The front of the carapace is broad and has a multi-toothed margin. The frontal lobe spines of the carapace are low, rounded, and have shallow spaces between them. The anterolateral spines of the carapace are broad and have a convex outer side. The carpus of the cheliped does not have two obvious spines on the distal half of the outer margin. The chelipeds, legs, and abdomen of both sexes do not have obvious polygonal or marble-like patterning.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans, Satkhira, Barishal, Noakhali, Cox’s Bazar, Sundarbans
Environment:
Marine (Benthic), Brackish
Other 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
