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New record of brachyuran crabs from the Chennai coast

Volume 50 Issue 2

S. Lakshmi Pillai and P. Thirumilu

Abstract

Three species of brachyuran crabs from two families, Jonas indica (Chopra, 1935) belonging to the family Corystidae, and Demania baccalipes (Alcock, 1898) and D. indiana Deb, 1986 belonging to the family Xanthidae, are reported for the first time from the Chennai coast. The crabs were obtained from a depth of 30-60 m in the trawl bycatch. The morphological features, colour and distribution of these crabs are given.

Keywords

Brachyuran crabs, Corystidae, Xanthidae, Chennai coast

Date : 06-06-2009

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