Report of Xanthid crab Lophozozymous incisus (H. Mille Edwards, 1834) from the gut of Humpback red snapper Lutjanus gibbus

Nair, Rekha J and Pillai, S Lakshmi and Seetha, P K and Dinesh Kumar, S (2013) Report of Xanthid crab Lophozozymous incisus (H. Mille Edwards, 1834) from the gut of Humpback red snapper Lutjanus gibbus. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 55 (1). pp. 89-90.

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Abstract

Two specimens of Lophozozymous incisus were collected from the gut of Humpback red snapper Lutjanus gibbus caught in hooks and lines off Cochin. L. incisus belongs to Family Xanthidae, the largest family of brachyuran crabs. The crab has only been reported from Angrias Bank, Maharashtra and Orissa coast. This is the first report from the southern waters.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Lophozozymous incisus; xanthid crab; Lutjanus gibbus; pebble crabs; gut contents
Subjects:	Crustacean Fisheries > Crabs
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	23 Sep 2013 07:19
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:56
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9576

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