A new record of deep-sea caridean shrimp Plesionika narval (Decapoda: Pandalidae) from the south west coast of India

Pandalid shrimp, Plesionika narval (Fabricius, 1787) was recorded from trawl fishing off Kochi (9°59’ N 76°14’E), Kerala, south-west coast of India. The specimens were obtained from deep-sea shrimp trawlers operated at a depth range of 250-300 m. Samples were collected from the Kalamuku Landing Cent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chakraborty, Rekha D, Kuberan, G, Purushothaman, P, Maheswarudu, G, Baby, P K
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute 2015
Subjects:
Crustacean Fisheries
narval
Online Access:http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/10966/
http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/10966/1/225-10.pdf
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Summary:Pandalid shrimp, Plesionika narval (Fabricius, 1787) was recorded from trawl fishing off Kochi (9°59’ N 76°14’E), Kerala, south-west coast of India. The specimens were obtained from deep-sea shrimp trawlers operated at a depth range of 250-300 m. Samples were collected from the Kalamuku Landing Centre on 4th April 2014. 14 males and 12 females in good condition were segregated from the mixed deep-sea shrimp doscards and their measurements recorded (Table 1). Body was transparently pinkred in colour with a pair of sub dorsal and lateral red margined white stripes extending along almost entire body length from anterior carapace to posterior abdomen.

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