Pillai, S Lakshmi and Thirumilu, P (2008) New record of brachyuran crabs from the Chennai coast. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 50 (2). pp. 238-240.
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Abstract
Three species of brachyuran crabs from two families, Jonas indica (Chopra, 1935) belonging to the family Corystidae, and Demania baccalipes (Alcock, 1898) and D. indiana Deb, 1986 belonging to the family Xanthidae, are reported for the first time from the Chennai coast. The crabs were obtained from a depth of 30-60 m in the trawl bycatch. The morphological features, colour and distribution of these crabs are given.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Brachyuran crabs; Chennai |
| 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: | Dr. V Mohan |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Aug 2010 11:53 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2015 15:15 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/2165 |
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