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First record of the reef lobster Enoplometopus occidentalis (Randall, 1840) from Indian waters
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/10317/
http://mbai.org.in/uploads/manuscripts/56-2-art14706748230.pdf |
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| Title |
First record of the reef lobster Enoplometopus occidentalis (Randall, 1840) from Indian waters |
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| Creator |
Radhakrishnan, E V
Jayasankar, P |
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| Subject |
New record
Lobsters |
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| Description |
A single specimen of the reef lobster, Enoplometopus occidentalis measuring carapace length 57.0 mm, total length 127.0 mm and 46.7 g in weight was landed at Mandapam fish landing centre, on the southeast coast of India. The lobster was caught during the deep sea trawl fishing operations off Mandapam (08° 58’ N lat. 79° 16’ E long.). This is the first record of the species from Indian waters. The morphological characters along with colour pattern are described. The large chelae in the specimen were found missing. |
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| Publisher |
Marine Biological Association of India
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| Date |
2014
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Article
PeerReviewed |
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application/pdf
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| Language |
en
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| Identifier |
http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/10317/1/JMBAI-evradhakrishnan_56_2_2014.pdf
Radhakrishnan, E V and Jayasankar, P (2014) First record of the reef lobster Enoplometopus occidentalis (Randall, 1840) from Indian waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 56 (2). pp. 88-91. |
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