Early life history of an estuarine grapsid crab, Helice leachi Hess


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Authors

  • MD Younus Mia Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Mymensingh-2201, Bangladesh
  • Shigemitsu Shokita Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Sciences, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara-cho, Okinawa 903-0129, Japan

Abstract

Early life history of Helice leachi was studied in the laboratory conditions throughobserving the larval metamorphosis and salinity optimization for the larvae.Larval development consists of 5 zoeal and 1 megalopal stages before theymoulted to the first crab stage. Eighty percent survival rate of zoea I-V andmegalopa at water salinity of 20 and 15 ppt, respectively, suggest that larvae ofH. leachi pass their early life within the mangrove area.

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Author Biographies

  • MD Younus Mia, Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Mymensingh-2201, Bangladesh
    Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Mymensingh-2201, Bangladesh
  • Shigemitsu Shokita, Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Sciences, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara-cho, Okinawa 903-0129, Japan
    Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Sciences, University of theRyukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara-cho, Okinawa 903-0129, Japan

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Vol. 49 No. 1 (2002)

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How to Cite

Mia, M. Y., & Shokita, S. (2011). Early life history of an estuarine grapsid crab, Helice leachi Hess. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 49(1), 23-28. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/8364