ON A COLLECTION OF DEEP SEA DECAPOD CRUSTACEANS FROM THE GULF OF MANNAR

Abstract

Seven decapod crustaceans belonging to sections Penaeidea (4 species), Caridea (2 species) and Astacidea (1 species) collected during the exploratory cruises of the fishing vessel belonging to the Integrated Fisheries Project, Cochin from the Gulf of Mannar, off Mandapam are reported. All these species are recorded from the Gulf of Mannar for the the first time, three of which are newly reported from
\nthe east coast of India.