International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies
2016, Vol. 4, Issue 5, Part H
Telson abnormality in Metapenaeus kutchensis (Dendrobranchiata, Penaeidae) from Gulf of Kachchh, India
Author(s): Barkha Purohit and Kauresh D Vachhrajani
Abstract: Metapenaeus kutchensis George, George and Rao 1963 is an endemic species distributed in the northwest coast of India. In this study, we documented the telson bifurcation in one male specimen collected from the Little Rann of Kachchh (LRK). Normally the telson in
M. kutchensis is straight, triangular and elongated. Apart of this the specimen has identical characteristics of
Metapenaeus kutchensis.
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Barkha Purohit, Kauresh D Vachhrajani. Telson abnormality in Metapenaeus kutchensis (Dendrobranchiata, Penaeidae) from Gulf of Kachchh, India. Int J Fish Aquat Stud 2016;4(5):585-586.