水产养殖研究与发展杂志

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Deep Sea Water Decapod, Munidopsis Species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Munidopsidae) off Thoothukudi Coast of Gulf of Mannar Collected in 2019-2020: Primary Documentation of 53 Species, India (08° 31.912'N 78° 25.327'E) (318 M)

Vaitheeswaran Thiruvengadam*

The present investigation of squat lobster Munidopsis ceres is reported for the foremost time off Thoothukudi coast of Gulf of Mannar, India. The very rich in deep sea fauna and flora biodiversity of the Gulf of Mannar during the seasonal occurrence of specimen. Only one specimen of the present species was collected as an incidental by-catch in the unfathomable, off Thoothukudi coast of Gulf of Mannar, the GPS location of 08° 31.912’N 78° 25.327’E at a depth of 318 m from 22.83 miles away from this Thoothukudi fishing harbour. The total number of squat lobsters from India now rose to 53. The present records show that its extended distribution from Gulf of Mannar to New Caledonia