DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERS OF SPECIES

 Heterocarpus affinis

Carapace with longitudinal carina

Distinctive characters : Rostrum longer than eyes, armed with dorsal and ventral teeth. Carapace with longitudinal carinae, in addition to the postrostral crest-Integument very hard and rigid. First pair of pereopod ending in microscopically small pincers (or) pincers entirely lacking, legs slender, less heavy than any other pair.

Colour : Reddish



 
 

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