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Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Title Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
Creator Kizhakudan, Joe K
Edward, Loveson
 
Subject Mariculture
Crabs
 
Description Carapace rough to granulose, front with 4 acute triangular teeth; 9 teeth on each anterolateral margin, and the last tooth being larger than the preceding teeth. Chelae elongate in males; larger chelae with conical tooth at base of finger, typically males have bluish green colour markings and females are dull green or greenish brown.
 
Publisher ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2017
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/14989/1/Portunus%20%28Portunus%29%20pelagicus.pdf
Kizhakudan, Joe K and Edward, Loveson (2017) Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Prioritized Species for Mariculture in India. ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, pp. 201-207. ISBN 978-93-82263-14-2