Charybdis (Charybdis) rostrata (A. Milne Edwards, 1861)

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28. Charybdis (Charybdis) rostrata (A. Milne Edwards, 1861) *

1861. Goniosoma rostratum A. MilneEdwards, Arch Hist. nat. Paris, sér, 1, 10: 379,385, pl. 35, Figure 2.

1899. Charybdis (Goniosoma) rostrata Alcock, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal , 68 (2): 59.

1991. Charybdis rostrata : Dev Roy and Nandi, J. Indian

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Bhadra, Zool. Surv. India Estuarine Ecosystem Series

4: Fauna of Godavari Estuary: 44.

Material examined: 1ex. Shankarpur, 20.v.2014, O.P.S.(Reg.no.A-4289).

Diagnosis: Two mid frontal teeth are very prominent. First anterolateral tooth is very sharp and last one is rudimentary. The sixth segment of male abdomen is little broader and curved.

Distribution: India: Andhra Pradesh (Krishna, West Godavari), Odisha (Chandipur), Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar, Chennai andWest Bengal (Digha, Shankarpur, Kolkata, River Hugli, Sundarbans). Elsewhere: Indonesia, Gulf of Martaban, Mergui Archipelago, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Remarks: This species is reported new to this area.