Shellfish, a group of invertebrates and aquatic organism, is covered by chitinous or calcareous exoskeleton. Shell means an outer covering or layer which is popularly known as “Khoalos” in Bengali. Shellfishes are belonging to two major Phylum Arthropoda and Mollusca. In Bangladesh, there are a wide range of shellfishes have been found which comprise different groups such as, Crustaceans (shrimp, prawn, lobster, crayfish, and crab) Molluscs (clam, mussel, oyster and scallop), and others (squid, octopus and snails, sea urchins, etc.). A list of shrimp and prawn species found in Bangladesh is given here-
| Sl. | Scientific name | English name | Local name | Habitat |
| 1 | Macrobrachium rosenbergii. | Giant freshwater prawn | Golda Chingri | F, B |
| 2 | Macrobrachium malcomsonii. | Monsoon river prawn | Chotka icha or Thangua icha. | F, B |
| 3 | Macrobrachium dolichodactylus | Goda river prawn | Goda chingri or Brammhani chingri. | F, B |
| 4 | Macrobrachium rude | Hairy river prawn | Pata chingri | B |
| 5 | Macrobrachium villosimanus | Dimua river prawn | Dimua icha | F |
| 6 | Macrobrachium mirabile | Latiya icha | Shortleg river prawn | F, B |
| 7 | Macrobrachium lamarrei | Kuncho river prawn | Gura icha or kuncho chingri. | F, B |
| 8 | Macrobrachium birmanicum | Birma river prawn | Shul/thengua/nazari icha. | F, B |
| 9 | Macrobrachium dayanum | Kaira river prawn | Kaira icha or beel chingri. | F |
| 10 | Macrobrachium idella | Slender river prawn | Chikna chingri. | F |
| 11 | Macrobrachium lancesteri | Rice land prawn | Dhanua chingri | F, B |
| 12 | Macrobrachium kempi | |||
| 13 | Macrobrachium superbum | |||
| 14 | Macrobrachium palaemonids | |||
| 15 | Palaemon styliferus | Roshna prawn | Gara icha. | F, CR |
| 16 | Palaemon tenuipes | Spider prawn | Latiya icha or Gura icha. | F, B, M |
| 17 | Palaemon karnafuliensis | Karnafuli shrimp | Karnafuli chingri or Gura icha. | B |
| 18 | Palaemon / Expalaemon modestus | Siberian prawn | Siberian chingri | FW |
| 19 | Palaemon serrifer | Carpenter prawn | M | |
| 20 | Penaeus monodon | Giant /Jumboo tiger shrimp | Bagda chingri | B, M |
| 21 | Penaeus indicus | Indian white shrimp | Chapda chingri or sada icha | B, M |
| 22 | Penaeus semisulcatus | Indian white shrimp | Chapda chingri or sada icha | B, M |
| 23 | Penaeus merguiensis | Banana shrimp/ White prawn | Kola chingri or Bagha chama | B, M |
| 24 | Penaeus orientalis | White shrimp | Baro chama, Chapda chingri | B, M |
| 25 | Penaeus canaliculatus | White prawn | Dora kata chingri. | M |
| 26 | Penaeus penicillatus | Red tail prawn | Chama icha/ Lalchama icha. | M |
| 27 | Penaeus japonicas | Kuruma prawn | Dora kata /Japani chingri. | M |
| 28 | Metapenaeus monoceros | Speckled/Ginger shrimp | Harina/ Kharkharia chingri | B, M |
| 29 | Metapenaeus affinis | Jinga shrimp | Kerani chingri | M |
| 30 | Metapenaeus lysianassa | Bird shrimp | Kachu chingri. | M |
| 31 | Metapenaeus dobsoni | Kadal shrimp | Lona/ Gosha chingri. | B, M |
| 32 | Metapenaeus brevicornis | Yellow shrimp | Honni/saga/ kucho chingri | B, M |
| 33 | Metapenaeus spinulatus | Brown shrimp | Lalia/chama chingri | B, M |
| 34 | Metapenaeopsis andamanensis | Rice velvet shrimp | Dhaina icha | M |
| 35 | Metapenaeus stridulans | Fiddler prawn | Chama chingri | M |
| 36 | Prapenaeopsis hardwickii | Spear shrimp | Shukna/Gosha chingri or Gura icha | M |
| 37 | Prapenaeopsis cromandelica | Coromandel shrimp | Chama chingri | M |
| 38 | Parapenaeopsis sculptilis | Rainbow shrimp | Baghatara chingri/ Bado chama | M |
| 39 | Parapenaeopsi stylifera | Kiddi shrimp | Ruda chingri | M |
| 40 | Parapenaeopsi uncta | Uncta shrimp | Khoira chingri | M |
| 41 | Parapenaeopsis cornuta maxillipedo | Torpedo shrimp | Torpedo chingri | M |
| 42 | Leptocarpus potamiscus | Bombay prawn | Lona chingri | B, M |
| 43 | Solenocera subnuda | Coastal mud shrimp | Sora chingri. | B, M |
| 44 | Solenocera melantho | Chinese mud shrimp | Kara chama. | M |
| 45 | Solenocera hextii | Deep-sea mudshrimp | Kada chingri. | M |
| 46 | Solenocera indica | Coastal mud shrimp | Lal/ Kada chingri. | M |
| 47 | Trachypenaeus curvirostris | Southern rough shrimp | Kharkharia/Khaskhasia chingri | M |
| 48 | Acetes indicus | Jawla paste shrimp | Dhaina icha | B, CR |
| 49 | Acetes erythraeus | Tshivakhini paste shrimp | Varta/Layla chingri. | B |
| 50 | Acetes japonicas | Akiami paste shrimp | Layla icha. | M |
| 51 | Acetes chinensis | Northern mouxia shrimp | Chingri. | CR, M |
| 52 | Acetes intermedius | Taiwan mouxia shrimp | Chingri | M |
| 53 | Acetes vulgaris | Jembret rimp. | Chingri. | M |
| 54 | Hippsolysmata / Exhippolysmata ensirostris. | Hunter shrimp | Shikari chingri | M |
| 55 | Hippolysmata vittata | Indian lined shrimp | Lona chingri | M |
| 56 | Heterocarpus gibbosus | Humpback nylon shrimp | Nylone chingri | M |
| 57 | Heterocarpus woodmasoni | Indian nylone shrimp | Nylone chingri. | M |
| 58 | Plesionika martia | Golden shrimp | Sonali chingri. | M |
| 59 | Alphaeus euphrosyne | Nymph snapping shrimp | Pina icha | B |
| 60 | Caridina gracilirostris | Needle nose caridina | Guisa icha/ Gusa chingri | F,B |
| 61 | Caridina propinaqua | Bengal caridina | Chuanicha chingri | F,B |
Here, F= Freshwater; B= Brackish water; M=Marine; CR= Coastal region
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REFERENCES
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The shrimps/crabs of Sundarban. Sundarban Biodiversity Conservation Project (SBCP) Aquatic resources division of Sudarban.
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