NOTES ON THREE SPECIES OF CRABS AND TWO SPECIES OF PRAWNS RECORDED FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM MAHARASHTRA COAST


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Authors

  • M Aravindakshan Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Centre, Bombay
  • J P Karbhari Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Centre, Bombay

Abstract

Three species of portunid crabs, Portunus {Monomia) gladiator Fabricius,
Charybdis (C) granulata Herbst and Portunus (Xiphonectes) hastatoides (Fabricius),
and two species of prawns, Metapenaeus hilarula (de Man) and Sicyonia
landfera (Olivier), being iirst records of these species from the coast of Maharastra,
are briefly described. Except the crab P. (X). hastatoides, which was collected
from the Dol catches landed at Versova, all the species were collected from
trawl catches landed at Sassoon Docks, Bombay.

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Author Biographies

  • M Aravindakshan, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Centre, Bombay
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Centre, Bombay
  • J P Karbhari, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Centre, Bombay
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Centre, Bombay

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Issue

Vol. 32 No. 4 (1985)

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Aravindakshan, M., & Karbhari, J. P. (2011). NOTES ON THREE SPECIES OF CRABS AND TWO SPECIES OF PRAWNS RECORDED FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM MAHARASHTRA COAST. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 32(4), 496-502. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/11677