Radhakrishnan, E V and Jayasankar, P (2014) First record of the reef lobster Enoplometopus occidentalis (Randall, 1840) from Indian waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 56 (2). pp. 88-91.
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Abstract
A single specimen of the reef lobster, Enoplometopus occidentalis measuring carapace length 57.0 mm, total length 127.0 mm and 46.7 g in weight was landed at Mandapam fish landing centre, on the southeast coast of India. The lobster was caught during the deep sea trawl fishing operations off Mandapam (08° 58’ N lat. 79° 16’ E long.). This is the first record of the species from Indian waters. The morphological characters along with colour pattern are described. The large chelae in the specimen were found missing.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Gulf of Mannar; reef lobster; Enoplometopus occidentalis |
Subjects: | Marine Fisheries > Fish landing > New record Crustacean Fisheries > Lobsters |
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: | Arun Surendran |
Date Deposited: | 02 Mar 2015 06:42 |
Last Modified: | 06 Dec 2022 06:39 |
URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/10317 |
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