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Occurrence and distribution of the planktonic shrimps of the genus Lucifer in the EEZ of India

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Title Occurrence and distribution of the planktonic shrimps of the genus Lucifer in the EEZ of India
 
Creator Antony, Geetha
 
Subject Prawn and Prawn fisheries
Phytoplanktons
 
Description The distribution and abundance of decapod shrimps of the family Luciferidae De Haan, 1849 under the super family Sergestoidea Dana, 1852 in the Exclusive Economic Zone of India were studied based on 918 zooplankton samples collected during 37 cruises of FORV Sugar Sampada.
All the seven species recorded elsewhere in the world namely, L. @pus H. Milne Edwards, L. hnnseni Nobili, L. penicillifer Hansen, L. faxoni Borradaile, L. chacei Bowman, L, intermedius Hansen and L. orientalis Hansen have been found to occur in the Indian EEZ of which the last
three are new records. L. penicillifer is the predominant species in the eastern Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal and L. typus in the island ecosystems of Lakshadweep and Andaman- Nicobar. The neretic region of the Indian EEZ up to 50 m depth supports 51% of these shrimps, the mid-shelf between 50 and lOOm harbours 29%, whereas 12% occur in the outer shelf (100 and 200m) and 8% in the deep zone (>200 m). The presence of L.penicillifer in the eastern
Arabian Sea and L.hanseni in the Lakshadweep waters is reported for the first time. Matrix of correlation revealed the highest co-occurrence of these shrimps in the Andaman-Nicobar waters wherein six of the Lucifer species co-exist. Diagnostic characters used in species identification
are given and illustrated.
 
Publisher MBAI
 
Date 2005
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2040/1/Geetha_20-30.pdf
Antony, Geetha (2005) Occurrence and distribution of the planktonic shrimps of the genus Lucifer in the EEZ of India. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 47 (1). pp. 20-30.