First record of the reef lobster Enoplometopus occidentalis (Randall, 1840) from Indian waters

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
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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