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Scientific Name: Arachnochium mirabile (Kemp, 1917)

Synonym: Macrobrachium mirabile (Kemp, 1917) Palaemon mirabilis Kemp, 1917 · (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Shortleg river prawn
Local/Bangla Name: Gura icha(গুড়া ইচা), Lotia icha(লটিয়া ইচা), Shortleg(শর্টলেগ)
Prawn : Arachnochium mirabile

Photo: MA Azadi and MAU Alam, 2013

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palaemonidae
Description:
The rostrum in this species does not extend to the distal end of the antennal scale and features a relatively high dorsal crest. The rostrum bears 12 to 16 dorsal teeth and 1 to 2 ventral teeth, with the dorsal teeth evenly spaced. The branchiostegal suture does not extend posteriorly beyond the hepatic spine. The telson has a posterior apex that does not surpass the posterolateral spines. The first pereiopod possesses a chela more than half as long as the carpus. The second pereiopods are of similar length and form, with a subcylindrical palm, fingers not concealed by dense pubescence, lacking dentation on opposable margins, and not exhibiting a gap. The fingers are 5/3 times as long as the palm, which lacks dense pubescence. The chela is 7/4 times as long as the carpus, and the palm is less than 3/4 as long as the carpus. The carpus is over 3/4 as long as the merus and is not longitudinally grooved. The third pereiopod extends beyond the antennal scale by the length of the dactyl, and the propodus is not extensively spinose or scaly. The fifth legs are notably longer than the fourth, and the second legs of adult males are smooth. The body exhibits a flesh coloration with greyish dots on the joints, and the end of the telson is greyish. The eggs have a yellowish hue. The maximum total length is 40 mm for males and 60 mm for females.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Macrobrachium mirabile is widely distributed in the freshwater and coastal rivers of Bangladesh viz, the Meghna, Naaf, Halda, Karnaphuli, Sangu River, etc.
Environment:
Fresh, Brackish
Main References:

Ahmed ATA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M (2008) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 18. Part II Arthropoda: Crustacea. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 226 pp

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