First report of Spotted reef crab off Vizhinjam coast

Raju, B and Raheem, P K and Anil, M K and Saleela, K N (2015) First report of Spotted reef crab off Vizhinjam coast. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (225). pp. 23-24. ISSN 0254-380 X

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Abstract

Carpilius maculatus (Linnaeus, 1758), commonly known as ‘Seven-eleven crab’, ‘Spotted reef crab’, ‘Dark finger coral crab’, or ‘Large spotted crab’ is a member of the family Carpiliidae. One male specimen of the spotted reef crab C. maculatus measuring 130 mm in carapace width was caught by a bottom set gill net along with Portunus sanguinolentus from the rocky area in Vizhinjam coastal waters.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Spotted reef crab; Vizhinjam
Subjects: Marine Fisheries > Fish landing > New record
Crustacean Fisheries > Crabs
Divisions: CMFRI-Vizhinjam
Depositing User: Arun Surendran
Date Deposited: 09 Aug 2016 04:36
Last Modified: 06 Dec 2022 06:34
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/10970

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