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Scientific Name: Thenus orientalis Lund, 1793
English Name: Flathead Lobster
Local/Bangla Name: Chepta lobster (চ্যাপ্টা লোবস্টার), Belcha (বেলচা), Belsanasa Lobster (বেলসানাসা লোবস্টার)
Flathead Lobster - Chepta lobster (চ্যাপ্টা লোবস্টার), Belcha (বেলচা),

Photo: Uddin et al 2022 (DoF)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Athropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Scyllaridae
Description:
It has a reddish body coloration. It has five teeth in the second antennal segment. There is a spine on the merus of the third maxilliped. The abdominal segments each have lateral margins that are expanded downward, concealing the pleopods.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, Cox’s Bazar, Teknaf and St. Martin’s Island
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

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

IUCN Bangladesh (2015) Red List of Bangladesh Volume 6: Crustaceans. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xvi+256 pp.

Shah M, Hossain M (2006) A CHECKLIST OF FISH AND CRUSTACEANS OF THE SOUTH-WEST COAST OF BANGLADESH, Khulna Univ. Stud., pp. 129–140, https://doi.org/10.53808/KUS.SI.FRCC.2006.129-140-ls

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