Laboratory rearing and seed production of the mud crab Scylla oceanica (Dana)

Anil, M K and Suseelan, C (2000) Laboratory rearing and seed production of the mud crab Scylla oceanica (Dana). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 41 (1 & 2). pp. 38-45.

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Abstract

The green mud crab Scylla oceanica (Dana) was successfully reared, from egg to crab instar under laboratory conditions. Maximum period of egg incubation was noted to be 13 days. The larvae were reared through five meal and one megalopa stage to crab instar. It took a minimum of 17 days to complete all the meal stages and a minimum of 6 days to moult from megalop to crab stage. Effect of individual food items such as Chlorella salina, Artemia, Brachionus, microencapsulated feed and egg custard as well as their three combinations viz., combination of frozen Artemia nauplii, Brachionus and microencapsulated feed (Treatment A) combination of frozen Artemia nauplii, Brachionus Chlorella (Treatment B) and combination of Artemia nauplii suspension, Brachionus with an antibacterial chemical prefuran (Treatment C) on the development and survival of the larvae was also studied.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Seed production; mud crab; Scylla oceanica (Dana)
Subjects:	Crustacean Fisheries > Crabs
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:	Mr. Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	04 Aug 2010 10:00
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:14
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/1949

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