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Scientific Name: Macrobrachium latidactylus (Thallwitz, 1891)
Synonym: Palaemon endehensis De Man, 1892, Palaemon lampropus De Man, 1892, Palaemon latidactylus Thallwitz, 1891 (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Sissor river prawn
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palaemonidae
Description:
The body of the shrimp exhibits a greyish-green coloration. The rostrum is long and curves upward at the anterior portion, measuring four times shorter than the total length. The upper margin of the rostrum is adorned with 10 to 11 teeth, while the lower margin has 4-5 teeth, with 2 to 3 teeth of the upper margin positioned behind the orbit. The cephalothorax is 1.6 times longer than its height. In terms of the abdominal pleon segments, the second abdominal segment’s height (SSH) is around 1.45 times higher than the length of the sixth abdominal segment (SISL).
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in oceans, estuaries and rivers. But can be found mainly in fresh water habitats as they are mostly freshwater species.
Environment:
Freshwater
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