Crabs and Crab Fishery of the Mandapam Area

Josileen, Jose (2000) Crabs and Crab Fishery of the Mandapam Area. In: Souvenir 2000. Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam, pp. 92-94.

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Abstract

In our country, crab fishery is mainly contributed by portunid crabs those which belong to three generae ie., Scylla. Portunus and Charybdis. They have the typical portunid shape with carapace having 4-9 anterolateral teeth. Chelepeds are longer than all legs and last pair typically paddle shaped.

Item Type: Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords: Crabs; Crab Fishery; Mandapam Area
Subjects: CMFRI
Crustacean Fisheries > Crabs
Divisions: CMFRI-Mandapam
Depositing User: Arun Surendran
Date Deposited: 01 Jul 2011 12:39
Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:50
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/8642

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