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Scientific Name: Macrobrachium lanchesteri (De Man, 1911)
Synonym: Cryphiops lanchesteri (De Man, 1911), Palaemon lanchesteri (De Man, 1911), Palaemon paucidens (Lanchester, 1901) (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Riceland prawn/ Glass Shrimp
Local/Bangla Name: Dhonua Chingri(ধনুয়া চিংড়ি)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palaemonidae
Description:
M. lanchesteri, is a relatively small species characterized by a light and somewhat compressed body structure, along with a relatively large abdomen. Ovigerous females of M. lanchesteri may exhibit an overall length of merely 33 mm. In the wild, specimens are rarely found to exceed 50 mm.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Punarbhaba, Atrai, Teesta, Jamuneshwar, Tangon, Kulic river of the northern part of Bangladesh. The species appears to be indigenous to the swamps and ricelands. The species is found in freshwater bodies, rice fields, ponds, reservoirs, streams, rivers and also in brackish water habitat.
Environment:
Freshwater
Other References:
Paul SK (2001) Shrimp and Lobster: Biology. Monika Paul, Gurudaspur, Natore, Bangladesh
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