Report of Xanthid crab Lophozozymous incisus (H. Mille Edwards, 1834) from the gut of Humpback red snapper Lutjanus gibbus

Authors :: P K Seetha
S Lakshmi Pillai
Rekha J Nair
S Dinesh Kumar
Source :: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India. 55:89-90
Publication Year :: 2013
Publisher :: Marine Biological Association of India, 2013.
Abstract: Two specimens of Lophozozymous incisus were collected from the gut of Humpback red snapper Lutjanus gibbus caught in hooks and lines off Cochin. L. incisus belongs to Family Xanthidae, the largest family of brachyuran crabs. The crab has only been reported from Angrias Bank, Maharashtra and Orissa coast. This is the first report from the southern waters.

Subjects :: Fishery
Xanthidae
Lutjanus gibbus
Biology
biology.organism_classification

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