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First record of Arcania brevifrons Chen, 1989 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Leucosiidae) from east coast of India
The Leucosiid crabs of the genus Arcania has 22 species globally of which 9 species are so far reported from India, 7 of them are known to occur in Tamil Nadu. This study reports Arcania brevifrons (Chen, 1989) for the first time from Tamil Nadu, collected from trawl bycatch of Pazhayar (11˚21'N; 79˚50'E) during July 2017. This first report of Arcania brevifrons Chen, 1989 from Tamil Nadu, India recorded one male and two ovigerous females and the details are presented.
Leucosiid, Arcania brevifrons, southeast coast, Bay of Bengal, India
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