DISTRIBUTION OF DECAPOD LARVAE IN THE BOMBAY HARBOUR-THANA- BASSEIN CREEK REGIONS

NAIR, VIJAYALAKSHMI R.; RAMAIAH, NEELAM

DISTRIBUTION OF DECAPOD LARVAE IN THE BOMBAY HARBOUR-THANA- BASSEIN CREEK REGIONS

2015

NAIR, VIJAYALAKSHMI R. | RAMAIAH, NEELAM

Variations in the abundance and composition of larval decapods were studied from a90 km stretch of the Bombay harbour-Thana creei<-Basscin creek (B.HTCBC) system for aperiod of 15 months. The larvae belonged to Penaeidea, Caridea, Anomura and B.-achyura.Among these, brachyunms were the most abundant in the entire study area indicating goodpotential for cmb fishery. Penaeus, Metapenaeus and Parapenaeopsis were the genera recordedin the family Penacidae of which Metapenaeus spp. were the most common. Generally therewas a higher abundance of Penaeus and Metapenaeus du1Â·ing monsoon probably indicatingÂ·intense br(.,'Cding. A few genera of decatwds showed patchy occurrence in this system. Resultsof this first investigation Â·were quantitatively and <1ualitativcly evaluated Â·with comments onfishery potential of the commercially im1>oriant groups of dccapods.

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