Scientific Name: Alpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897
English Name: Nymph snapping shrimp
Local/Bangla Name: Pina icha(পিনা ইছা)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Alpheidae
Description:
Body not compressed laterally, without ventral carina Cardiac notch is seen at the posterior end of the carapace. Exopod of uropod – transverse sutures, botrum very small and body color clear with gray spots. Telson, tail fin and second leg pale reddish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
They can live in both freshwater and seawater.
Environment:
Freshwater, brakishwater
References:
Paul SK (2001) Shrimp and Lobster: Biology. Monika Paul, Gurudaspur, Natore, Bangladesh
