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Scientific Name: Metapenaeus brevicornis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
Synonym: Penaeus brevicornis H.Milne Edwards, 1837 (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Yellow shrimp
Local/Bangla Name: Saga chingri(সাগা চিংড়ী), Horina chingri( হরিনা চিংড়ী)
Photo: iNaturalist
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Penaeidae
Description:
The body of the shrimp is fibrous; The carapace has shafts. The surface has brown blotches and these blotches are more towards the tail; Posterior part of rostrum has distinct high crest or crest; There are no teeth on the anterior part of the rostrum. There are 5-7 teeth on the tip of the rostrum. Basal spine of third peripod of male shrimp normal type; The thelicum has large frontal and small lateral extensions.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Marine and brackish water and also found in freshwater; 4-90 m, wanders deep in the ocean. Their habitats are Bagerhat (in the upper estuary), Bay of Bengal, Chalan (in the estuary), Chattgran (in the estuary), Satkhira (in the estuary) of Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater, Marinewater
Other References:
Paul SK (2001) Shrimp and Lobster: Biology. Monika Paul, Gurudaspur, Natore, Bangladesh
