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Scientific Name: Scylla serrata (Forskål, 1775)
English Name: Giant Mud Crab, Mangrove Crab, Serrated Swimming Crab, Srilanka Crab .
Local/Bangla Name: Hubba Kakra (হুব্বা কাঁকড়া), নোনা কাঁকড়া (Nona Kakra), শীলা কাঁকড়া (Shila Kakra), Chadi Kakra (চাঁদি কাঁকড়া), Jati Kakra (জাতী কাঁকড়া), Bara Kakra (বড় কাঁকড়া)
Labcode: C1803SM-18
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Portunidae
Description:
The adult male crab’s chelipeds are not quite twice the length of the carapace. The arm of the cheliped has three spines on the anterior border and two on the posterior border, one terminal and the other submedian. The hand has three spines or tubercles, one in front of the apex of the wrist joint and the other two side by side behind the finger joint. The legs are unarmed. The male crab’s abdomen is broadly triangular.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Soft muddy bottoms, coastal areas, mangroves swamps and tidal creeks of Cox’s bazar and the 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
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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