International Journal of Aquaculture, 2018, Vol.8, No.10, 73-76
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Biarctus sordidus
(Stimpson, 1860), A Rare Occurrence of Scyllarus Species,
(Family: Scyllaridae: Latreille, 1852) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Scyllaridae) off
Pearl Coast of Gulf of Mannar (08°38.117’N 78°30.139’E/210 m/21.7 miles)
T. Vaitheeswaran
1
, Iganatius A. Herman
2
1 Victoria Treasures Limited, Bugabo Bay Garuga on Victoria lake, Plot No: 2029/2030, Kisugu, Kansnga Diplomat Zone, Kampala, Uganda, East Africa
2 DMI-St. Joseph Group of Institutions, P. O. Box, 11007, Plot No. 111&113, Kibamba “B”, Mbezi Luguruni, off. Morogoro Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,
Central Africa
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Received: 09 Mar., 2018
Accepted: 09 Apr., 2018
Published: 20 Apr., 2018
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Vaitheeswaran T., and Herman I.A, 2018,
Biarctus sordidus
(Stimpson, 1860), a rare occurrence of scyllarus species, (Family: Scyllaridae: Latreille, 1852)
(Crustacea: Decapoda: Scyllaridae) off pearl coast of Gulf of Mannar (08°38.117’N 78°30.139’E/210 m/21.7 miles), International Journal of Aquaculture, 8(10):
73-76 (doi
Abstract
Deep sea investigation of marine scyllarid lobster
Biarctus sordidus
(Stimpson, 1860) are recorded pearl coast of Gulf of
Mannar, part of east and west coast of India. Only one specimen, the seasonal occurrence and very rare reported here. Incidental
by-catch specimen between 08°38.117’N, 78°30.139’E, 21.7 miles, the ranges at a depth of 210 m. Further investigation is being
needed to be assessing the scyllarid fisheries resource management and biodiversity of scyllarid lobsters, off pearl coast of India.
Keywords
Scyllarid lobster;
Biarctus sordidus
; Pearl coast of Gulf of Mannar
Background
Deep sea fishing is at ranging from “intertidal” (very readily accessible) to “very slope and deep water” (very
difficult to access, other than by deep sea trawling). The review is based on a detailed search for information over
20 years, regarding the current taxonomy, distribution, habitat, depth range, relative abundance and apparent
conservation status of marine invertebrates from 17 major taxonomic groups viz., Anthozoa (Sea Anemones,
stinging anemones (Family Aliciidae), burrowing anemone (Family Edwardsiidae), tube anemones (Family
Cerianthidae), jewel anemones (Corallimorpharia), zoanthid anemones, soft corals, gorgonian corals, hard corals,
black corals, sea pens and Corals), Aplacophora (Chaetoderms and neomenioids), Ascidiacea (Sea Squirts),
Molluscs (Prosobranchs-Sea Snails and Gastropod Shells) (Gastropoda, Bivalvia and Cephalopoda (Squids,
Cuttlefishes and Octopus), Asteroidea (Sea Stars), Crinoidea (Feather Stars), Echinoidea (Sea Urchins and Sand
Dollars), Ophiuroidea (Brittlestars), Holothuroidea (Sea cucumbers), Opisthobranchs, Heterobranchia (Sea Slugs
and Nudibranchs), Decapoda (Shrimps, Prawns, Crabs, Spiny Lobsters and Squat Lobsters), Pycnogonida (Sea
Spiders), Stomatopoda (Mantis Shrimps). Scyllarid lobsters are a highly diversified group that incorporate with
six families, 55 genera, 248 species that occur in very different range of habitats (tropical/temperate region) and
are geographical distribution of worldwide (Chan, 2014; Briones-Fourzán and Lozano Álvarez, 2015). Genus
Scyllarides
, the identification of the genus and morphological characteristics by using the taxonomic key from
Food and Agriculture Organization (Holthuis, 1991; Chan, 1998). As earlier report, scyllarid lobster
Scyllarus
Batei Batei
, off Thoothukudi coast of Gulf of Mannar (Vaitheeswaran, 2015). In the present investigation of this
specimen of
Biarctus sordidus
, have been reported the pearl coast of Gulf of Mannar, incidental by-catch
specimen between 08°38.117’N 78°30.139’E/21.7 miles/210 m.
Superfamily: Scyllarinae, Latreille, 1852
Family: Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825: 278
Order: Decapoda Latreille, 1803
Genus:
Biarctus
(Holthuis, 2002)
Species:
sordidus
Biarctus sordidus
(Stimpson, 1860): 23
