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Metapenaeus kutchensis sp.nov., a penaeid prawn from the Gulf of Kutch

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Title Metapenaeus kutchensis sp.nov., a penaeid prawn from the Gulf of Kutch
 
Creator George, P C
George, M J
Rao, P Vedavyasa
 
Subject Prawn and Prawn fisheries
 
Description While examining a collection of prawns from the Gulf of Kutch, the authors found
that some of the specimens do not fully conform with any of the known Indo-Pacific
species of the genus Metapenaeus. The dominant species reported from the commercial
catches of this region (Srivatsa 1953 and Lakumb 1960) is Metapenaeus
monoceros Fabricius. A careful study of the material has shown that although the
specimens possess certain characters of M. monoceros they reveal several striking
features that are not shared by this species. Since the characteristics of these
specimens do not correspond with those of any species described so far, the authors
have decided to describe the material discussed hereunder as a new species of the
genus Metapenaeus Wood-Mason & Alcock.
 
Publisher MBAI
 
Date 1963
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/980/1/Article_17.pdf
George, P C and George, M J and Rao, P Vedavyasa (1963) Metapenaeus kutchensis sp.nov., a penaeid prawn from the Gulf of Kutch. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 5 (2). pp. 284-288.