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First record of the reef lobster Enoplometopus occidentalis (Randall, 1840) from Indian waters

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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
 
Subject Gulf of Mannar
reef lobster
Enoplometopus
occidentalis
 
Description Not Available
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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Date 2021-09-17T04:07:11Z
2021-09-17T04:07:11Z
2014
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Not Available
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/63507
 
Language English
 
Relation Not Available
 
Publisher Marine Biological Association of India