Scientific Name: Paleomon styliferus H. Milne Edwards, 1840
Synonym: Leander styliferus(Kemp, 1915), Exopalaemon styliferus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Roshna prawn
Local/Bangla Name: Gara icha (গারা ইছা)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palaemonidae
Description:
The body has numerous fine spots and these phage spots are more visible on the rump. The rostrum is long and has 5-9 superficial teeth at the base. There are 5-10 teeth on the lower side of the rostrum. The dactylus of the last tpereopod is not abnormally long. The last two pairs of leg appendages and transfer feet of the thoracic region are of normal size. There are no thorns in the land of the liver. Brahmiostegen has spines. The last four somites of the abdomen overlap each other on the surface.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
This species usually inhabits shallow coastal, marine or brackish waters, and occasionally freshwater
Environment:
Freshwater, Marinewater and brakishwater
References:
Paul SK (2001) Shrimp and Lobster: Biology. Monika Paul, Gurudaspur, Natore, Bangladesh
Ali S, Chakraborty T (1992) BANGLADESHER MITHA PANIR AMERUDANDI PRANI (A book on Freshwater Invertebrates of Bangladesh). Bangla Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh, ISBN: 984-07-4051-2
