Journal of Threatened Taxa (Jan 2017)

<b>First record of the Two-striped Box Crab <I>Calappa bilineata</I> Ng, Lai & Aungtonya, 2002 (Brachyura: Calappidae) from St. Martin’s Island, Bangladesh</b>

  • Muntasir Akash,
  • Mostafa A.R. Hossain

DOI
https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2943.9.1.9771-9773
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 9771 – 9773

Abstract

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As part of survey of a BS (hons) study tour conducted by the Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, two specimens of box crab were caught with a beach seine net from the northern beach in front of the Hotel Prince Heaven (20038’07.50”N & 92019’34.68”E) on new moon of 07th December 2012. Those box crabs were identified as the Two Striped Box Crab Calappa bilineata Ng, Lai & Aungtonya, 2002 which is turned out as a new record for Bangladesh and a record for the northern part of the Bay of Bengal.

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