Crustacean resources of the Lakshadweep islands

Rao, G Sudhakara and Suseelan, C and Kathirvel, M (1989) Crustacean resources of the Lakshadweep islands. CMFRI Bulletin, 43. pp. 72-76.

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Abstract

Information on the crustacean resources of Lakshadweep is limited to only a few faunistic reports on crabs, prawns, lobsters and stomatopods (Alcock, 1895, 1896, 1998, 1899, 1900; Borradaile, 19C3a, 1903b, 1903c, 1903d, 19o6a, 1906b; Sankarankutty, 196); Thomas 1970a, 1970b, Meiyappan and Kathirvel, 1978; Piilai era/, 1984 and Shanbhogue, 1986) A total of 132 species of brachyuran crabs mostly belonging to Calappidae, Majidae, Parthenopidae, Portunidae, Xanthidae, Ocypodidae and Grapsidae, 4 species of palinurid lobsters, 2 species of scyllarid lobsters, 6 species of penaeid prawns and 7 species of stomatopods have been recorded so far from these islands.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Crustacean resources; Lakshadweep islands
Subjects:	Crustacean Fisheries
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:	24 Aug 2010 10:25
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:18
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/2639

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