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First record of goneplacid crab, Carcinoplax haswelli (Decapoda: Brachyura: Goneplacidae) from the Indian Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2024

B. Sureandiran Open the ORCID record for B. Sureandiran [Opens in a new window] ,
T. H. Dave Open the ORCID record for T. H. Dave [Opens in a new window] ,
N. K. Suyani Open the ORCID record for N. K. Suyani [Opens in a new window]  and
K. Karuppasamy Open the ORCID record for K. Karuppasamy [Opens in a new window]
B. Sureandiran*
Affiliation:
Department of Fisheries Resource Management, College of Fisheries Science, Kamdhenu University, Veraval, Gujarat 362265, India
T. H. Dave
Affiliation:
Department of Fisheries Resource Management, College of Fisheries Science, Kamdhenu University, Veraval, Gujarat 362265, India
N. K. Suyani
Affiliation:
Department of Fisheries Resource Management, College of Fisheries Science, Kamdhenu University, Veraval, Gujarat 362265, India
K. Karuppasamy
Affiliation:
Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Dr. MGR Fisheries College and Research Institute, Ponneri, Tamil Nadu 601204, India
*
Corresponding author: B. Sureandiran; Email: sureandiranbfsc@gmail.com
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Abstract

A single male specimen of Goneplacid crab, Carcinoplax haswelli (Miers, 1884) is recorded for the first time from the Indian Ocean. The crab specimen was collected from the trawl bycatch landing of the commercial demersal trawler operated between 30 and 150 m depth along the Gujarat coastal region, Northwest coast of India. This C. haswelli is previously recorded from northern Australia and Taiwan to South China Sea. Until now, C. haswelli is not observed or recorded from the Indian Ocean. In the present study, detailed information regarding the taxonomic identification and previous distribution of the goneplacid crab, C. haswelli is described.

Keywords

Carcinoplax haswelliCarcinoplax sinicaGoneplacidaeHomoioplax haswelliIndia

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 104 , 2024 , e37
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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