2011•Unpublished venueRequires access
Record of the squat lobster Munidopsis scobina Alcock, 1894off Chennai coast
P Thirumilu
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Abstract
In the deep sea catches landed at Kasimedu
Fisheries Harbour on 10th and 25th March 2011, one
male and three female specimens (Fig. 1 and 2) of
squat lobster were observed. They were identified as
Munidopsis scobina Alcock, 1894. The male specimen,
which was caught at 200- 400 m depth range, off
Chennai coast along with deep sea shrimps, lobsters
and fishes, measured 44 mm in total length (TL) and
21 mm in carapace length (CL).