On a new species of Penaeid prawn of the genus Metapenaeus Wood Mason and Alcock, from the Andamans

Silas, E G and Muthu, M S (1974) On a new species of Penaeid prawn of the genus Metapenaeus Wood Mason and Alcock, from the Andamans. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 16 (2). pp. 645-648.

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Abstract

A new species of Metapenaeus Wood Mason and Alcock closely related to M. suluemis Racek and Dall, from which it differs in having distinctly different thelycum and petasma, is described from Port Blair, Andamans. The diagnostic characters are: distomedian lobes of petasma broadly triangular with apices barely projecting beyond anterior margin of distolateral projections ; anterior plate of thelycum tongue-like with raised parallel lateral margins, lateral plates of Uielycum flat, bounded posteriorly by two transverse protuberances bearing tufts of setae.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Port Blair; Metapenaeus; Wood Mason; Andamans;
Subjects:	Crustacean Fisheries > Prawn and Prawn fisheries
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division
Depositing User:	Dr. V Mohan
Date Deposited:	23 Jul 2010 11:59
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:11
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/1379

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