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Scientific Name: Tubuca rosea (Tweedie, 1937)
Synonym: Uca rosea (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Rosy Fiddler Crab, Mangrove Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Lal pa kakra (লাল পা কাঁকড়া)
Labcode: C1511Sb-58
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Ocypodidae
Description:
The crab’s major cheliped is yellowish or pinkish, while the other legs are grey or black. The anterolateral margins on the carapace are absent. The median groove is deep and distinct. The upper orbital edge is tuberculate, and the lower edge is finely crenulate. The outer side of the entire dactylus is traversed by two grooves. The walking legs are short.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, West Bengal, Sundarbans Mangrove Swamp
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
