Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

Volume 33 Issue 1&2

On a new record of Metapenaeopsis toloensis Hall (Crustacea : Decapoda) from Indian waters, off the Coromandel Coast.

M. Ramaseshaiah and B. V. S. R. Murthy
Abstract

The penaeid prawn Metapenaeopsis toloensis Hall, 1962 is recorded for the first time from Indian waters and reported in this note. The material has been compared with the previous descriptions and additional characters are described for distinguishing the species from M. barbata.

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Date : 31-12-1991