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SOLENOCERA WALTAIRENSIS, A NEW SPECIES OF PRAWN (DECAPODA : PENAEIDAE) FROM INDIAN WATERS

M J George, M. S. MuxHuf

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While examining a collection of prawns from the Andhra coast, fourteen specimens of Solenocera Lucas which differed from all the known species of the genus were \nobtained. It is considered that these forms belong to a new species and described in detail below. The species has been named after the locality from which it was first collected.

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While examining a collection of prawns from the Andhra coast, fourteen specimens of Solenocera Lucas which differed from all the known species of the genus were \nobtained. It is considered that these forms belong to a new species and described in detail below. The species has been named after the locality from which it was first collected.

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While examining a collection of prawns from the Andhra coast, fourteen specimens of Solenocera Lucas which differed from all the known species of the genus were \nobtained. It is considered that these forms belong to a new species and described in detail below. The species has been named after the locality from which it was first collected.

Key concepts: Penaeidae, Decapoda, Prawn, Fishery, Genus, Biology, Type locality, Crustacean

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