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Scientific Name: Tubuca urvillei (H. Milne Edwards, 1852)
Synonym: Uca urvillei (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: d’Urville’s Fiddler Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Holdepa Kakra (হলদে পা কাঁকড়া)
Photo: Mos Nattapat (Crab database)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Ocypodidae
Description:
The male crab has a triangular carapace with a broad, lateral angle. Its major cheliped is usually longer than the palm, and the distal tube cheliped is relatively thick and curves distinctly. The female crab has a triangular carapace with a sharp, lateral angle. Its anterolateral margin (front edge) is short or absent, and the floor of the orbit has a row of 14-16 tubercles. Each finger of the cheliped has a conspicuous tooth on the occlusal margin.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coast of Sundarbans
Environment:
Marine (Benthic), Brackish
Main 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
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information
