Further records of rare brachyuran crab Eucrate indica (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura Euryplacidae) along the Chennai coast, Tamil Nadu, India

Further records of rare brachyuran crab Eucrate indica (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura Euryplacidae) along the Chennai coast, Tamil Nadu, India

This study reports further occurrence of the crab Eucrate indica (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Euryplacidae) along the Chennai coast, Tamil Nadu, India. The crabs were obtained from a depth of 40-60 m in the trawl by-catch. The morphological features, color and distribution of these crabs are giv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: K Silambarasan, K Sujatha, E Rajalakshmi, A Sundaramanickam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2017-05-01
Series:Biotemas
Subjects:
Distribution
Trawl-by catch
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/47558
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Summary:This study reports further occurrence of the crab Eucrate indica (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Euryplacidae) along the Chennai coast, Tamil Nadu, India. The crabs were obtained from a depth of 40-60 m in the trawl by-catch. The morphological features, color and distribution of these crabs are given.
ISSN:0103-1643
2175-7925

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