THREE
NEW RECORDS OF SQUAT LOBSTERS EUMUNIDA
FUNAMBULUS (GORDON, 1930) (CHIROSTYLOIDEA: CHIROSTYLIDAE), AGONONIDA EMINENS (BABA, 1988) AND MUNIDA HETERACANTHA
(ORTMANN, 1892) (GALATHEIOIDEA: MUNIDIDAE) (CRUSTACEA: DECAPODA) FROM
GULF OF MANNAR
T.Vaitheeswaran1
and V.K.Venkataramani2
Directorate of Fisheries Extension and Research
(Fisheries),
Fisheries College and Research Institute Campus,
Thoothukudi-628 008.
TamilNadu.
Three new records of
Chirostylidae and Munididae off Thoothukudi coast of Gulf of Mannar, southeast
coast of India and reported. Eumunida funambulus, Agononida eminens and Munida
heteracantha, of which, the second and third species were newly recorded from
Indian waters. The first species (Eumunida funambulus) is recorded from
Thoothukudi coast of Gulf of Mannar, southeast coast of India. Three specimens
were reported in depth of 300 mts as an incidental by-catch in the fisheries.
They are found in tropical waters from about 08º 53.6’N 78º 16’E and 08º 53.8’N
78º 32’E/300m/35 miles from Thoothukudi fishing harbour, southeast coast of
India.
E. funambulus-sternum
