ON A RECORD OF THE SPINY LOBSTER PANULIRUS PENICILLATUS OLIVIER FROM MADRAS


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Authors

  • E V Radhakrishnan Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin-682 031, India
  • M Vijayakumaran Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin-682 031, India
  • K Shahul Hameed Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin-682 031, India

Abstract

The occurrence of the spiny lobster, Panulirus penicillatus off Madras is reported for the first time. Eight
species of palinurid loteters, namely, Panulirus homarus (Linnaeus), P. omatus (Fabridus), P. paiyphagus
(Herbst), P. txrsicolor (Latreille), P. longipes longipes (A. Milne Edwards), P. penicillatus (Olivier), Palinustus
mossambicus (Barnard), and Puerulus sewelli (Ramadan) are recorded from Indian waters. While four
spedes, P. homarus, P. omatus, P. polyphagus and the deep sea lobster, P. sewelli form fairly good fishery,
P. versicolor, P. penicillatus, P. longipes longipes and P. mossambicus are caught in small numbers

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Author Biographies

  • E V Radhakrishnan, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin-682 031, India
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin-682 031, India
  • M Vijayakumaran, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin-682 031, India
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin-682 031, India
  • K Shahul Hameed, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin-682 031, India
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin-682 031, India

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Vol. 37 No. 1 (1990)

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Radhakrishnan, E. V., Vijayakumaran, M., & Hameed, K. S. (2011). ON A RECORD OF THE SPINY LOBSTER PANULIRUS PENICILLATUS OLIVIER FROM MADRAS. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 37(1), 73-75. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/10435