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Nistos of two species of scyllarus

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Title Nistos of two species of scyllarus
 
Creator Raghu Prasad, R
Tampi, P R S
 
Subject Pelagic Fisheries
 
Description For a number of years the authors have been studying the systematics and distribution
of phyllosoma larvae of the Indian Ocean. During the course of these investigations
a few nistos of Scyllarus were obtained. Scant attention seems to have
been paid to the study of this important stage at which there is a change from the
pelagic to the demersal phase in the life-history of scyllarids. Although the nistos
show a resemblance to the adults, precise identification of these offers many difficulties.
It is, however, hoped that by the gradual accumulation of data on the
diagnostic characters of nistos belonging to the various species it would be possible
ultimately to prepare a key for the identification of the nisto stage of scyllarids.
Seven specimens, six of which belong to one species, collected from the Laccadives
and one collected from the Gulf of Mannar off Mandapam form the subject
matter of this paper. The specific identification in both these cases is provisional.
The authors are grateful to Shri M. J. George for the help rendered in the determination
of the species.
 
Publisher MBAI/CMFRI
 
Date 1967
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/886/1/Article_12.pdf
Raghu Prasad, R and Tampi, P R S (1967) Nistos of two species of scyllarus. Journal of The Marine Biological Association of India, 9 (1). pp. 116-120.