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Species Penaeus indicus

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Title Species Penaeus indicus
 
Creator Sarada, P T
 
Subject Prawn and Prawn fisheries
 
Description Penaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837
is closely related to P. merguiensis (de Man, 1888),
and P. penicillatus (Alcock, 1905) differing only in
a very few characters. For a long time identification
of these three species posed problems. Muthu and
Rao (1973) conducted detailed studies on P. indicus
and P. merguiensis and gave clear cut distinguishing
characters based on colour pattern of the antennal
and antennular flagella and the pleopods and
disposition of rostral teeth. This study also helped
in distinguishing P. penicillatus from P. merguiensis.
The ever increasing demand and economic value
make this resource highly esteemed in capture
fisheries as well as in culture practices. This species
prefers sandy or muddy bottom. It is a eurythermal
and euryhaline species which can tolerate up to 45‰
salinity (del Mundo, 2000). Though they are
available up to a depth of 90 m, it is abundant in
coastal areas less than 30 m depth (Fischer and
Bianchi, 1984). The juveniles of this species migrate
to estuaries and the adults return to the sea for
breeding.
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Contributor Rao, G Sudhakara
Radhakrishnan, E V
Josileen, Jose
 
Date 2013
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/9407/1/190.pdf
Sarada, P T (2013) Species Penaeus indicus. In: Handbook of Marine Prawns of India. Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, pp. 247-266.