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Diversity and distribution of
mantis shrimps (Arthropoda: Crustacea: Stomatopoda)
in the Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India
Piyush Vadher
1, Hitesh Kardani 2 & Imtiyaz Beleem 3
1,2 Fisheries Research Station,
Junagadh Agricultural University, Sikka, Jamnagar, Gujarat 361140, India.
3 Office of the Superintendent of
Fisheries (Commissioner of Fisheries, Agriculture, Farmer Welfare and
Co-operation Department), Fisheries colony no. 1, Mangrol,
Junagadh, Gujarat 362226, India.
1 vadherpiyush4@gmail.com, 2
hiteshkardani@gmail.com (corresponding author), 3 imtiyazbelim7@gmail.com
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Citation: Vadher,
P., H. Kardani & I. Beleem
(2022). Diversity and distribution of
mantis shrimps (Arthropoda: Crustacea: Stomatopoda)
in the Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 14(5): 21032–21042. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.7471.14.5.21032-21042
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Funding: Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh.
Competing interests: The authors
declare no competing interests.
Author details: Piyush Vadher
is working as Senior Research Fellow in Fisheries Research Station, JAU, Sikka.
He has been involved in the research since 2014. He has been engaged in the
survey, breeding and larval rearing of Molluscan, Crustacean, Ichthyofaunal and
Plankton culture.
Hitesh Kardani
is working as Assistant Professor in Fisheries Research Station, JAU, Sikka. He
is involved in teaching and research since 2005. His area of interest is
Plankton, Molluscan, Crustacean and Ichthyofaunal diversity. He has been engaged
in captive breeding of marine molluscan and their conservation by sea ranching
of their larvae.
Imtiyaz Beleem
is currently working as Postdoctoral Research Fellow, in Estonian Marine
Institute, University of Tartu, Estonia. He has been engaged in the research
and academics since 2012 and main interest of area is crustacean taxonomy and
Marine ecology.
Author contributions: PV—survey, photography and
identification of Stomatopoda and preparation of the
draft of paper. HK—survey, photography and identification of Stomatopoda and preparation of the draft of paper.
IB—survey, identification of Stomatopoda and
preparation of the manuscript.
Acknowledgements: The authors are thankful to
Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh for providing necessary facilities
and encouragement. The authors would like to acknowledge officials of Marine
National Park & Sanctuary for providing support and necessary permission to
visit area during the field visit, the authors are also thankful to the
Technical Staff Fisheries Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University,
Sikka for assisting data collection in the field. Authors are also grateful to Prof. Shane T. Ahyong (Principal
research scientist & manager, Marine Invertebrates Australian Museum
Sydney, Australia) and Dr. M. Kathirvel
(Retd. principal scientist, Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) for
valuable suggestion in identification of Stomatopoda
species.
Abstract: Diversity and distribution study
of Stomatopoda has been carried out in selected
locations of Gulf of Kachchh from 2014 to 2020. Four species belonging to four
genera in two families were recorded from Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat. Carinosquilla multicarinata
(White, 1848) was recorded for the first time from the west coast of India. Cloridina ichneumon (Fabricius,
1798) was recorded for the first time from Gujarat coast. Gonodactylellus
demanii (Henderson, 1893) was reported after 50
years from Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, and Gonodactylus
smithii Pocock, 1893 is a commonly occurring
species in the intertidal zone of the Gulf of Kachchh. Species are described
and illustrated with key characters and distributional status in Gulf of
Kachchh. An annotated checklist of nine species of Stomatopoda
occurring in Gujarat is presented.
Keywords: Annotated checklist, Carinosquilla multicarinata,
Cloridina ichneumon, Gonodactylellus demanii,
Gonodactylus smithii,
intertidal zone, new records, west coast India.
Introduction
Stomatopoda Latreille,
1817 are commonly known as Mantis Shrimp, which are among the most aggressive
predators with the most complex behaviour (Ahyong
& Harling 2000; Ahyong 2001, 2012; van der Wal et
al. 2017). They have unique raptorial appendages for hunting their prey. Prey
is captured by ‘spearing’ or ‘smashing’, based on dactyl position (extended or
folded) during the strike (Ahyong & Harling 2000;
Ahyong 2001, 2012; Schram et al. 2013). They are
cosmopolitan in distribution in tropical and subtropical coastal waters, found
in a wide range of habitats including continental shelf, slope and
intertidally, down to the depth of about 1,500 m; a few species are also found
in cool temperate habitat of sub-Antarctic waters (Ahyong
2012; Schram et al. 2013; van der Wal et al. 2017). Worldwide, a total of 486 stomatopod species belonging to 119 genera in 17 families
are known (WoRMS 2021) and more than 330 species are
reported from the Indo-West Pacific region (Ahyong
2012).
Fabricius (1798) was the first to study Stomatopoda from India. Some of the notable studies on stomatopods with their distribution and biology from Indian
waters include Wood-Mason (1875, 1895), Wood-Mason & Alcock
(1891), Henderson (1893), Thurston (1895), Kemp (1911, 1913, 1915), Kemp &
Chopra (1921), Gravely (1927), Chopra (1934), Alikunhi
(1952), Chhapgar & Sane (1967, 1968), Manning
(1967), Shanbhogue (1969, 1986), Dutt
& Ravindranath (1975), Ghosh (1984, 1987, 1991,
1995, 1998), Rao et al. (1989), Lyla et al. (1997), Holthuis
(2000), Ramakrishna et al. (2003), Venkataraman et al. (2004), Pillai & Thirumilu (2008), Kathirvel
(2008) Gopalakrishnan et al. (2012), Divipala & Thirumilu (2013), Ahyong (2016), Kumaralingam & Raghunathan (2016), Sen et al. (2016), Ahyong & Kumar (2018), and Niveditha
et al. (2019).
Kathirvel (2008) compiled a checklist of
66 species belonging to 23 genera in eight families of Stomatopoda
in Indian waters. Most recently, Trivedi et al. (2020) compiled a comprehensive
checklist of Indian stomatopods consisting of 72
species belonging to 35 genera in 10 families.
Stomatopoda of the Gujarat coast are limited
to a few studies of Shanbhogue (1969, 1986), Murthy
et al. (2015), Vachhrajani (2015), Zynudheen et al. (2004), and Trivedi et al. (2020). From
Gujarat, seven species belonging to six genera in two families of Stomatopoda are recorded (Trivedi et al. 2020). In addition
to the list, we added two more records to the Gujarat mantis shrimp fauna.
Hence a total of nine species belonging to eight genera in two families have
been recorded until now (Table 1).
Materials
and Methods
The Gulf of Kachchh is situated
on the west coast of India and comprises of 42 islands and reefs that provide
shelter for corals, mangroves, seaweed, seagrass, and associated faunas. The
intertidal area of Gulf of Kachchh is rocky, sandy, muddy and salt marshes.
Seven locations were selected for the study, i.e., Kalubhar
Island, Narara Reef, Dantiyo
Reef, Sikka Reef, Goose Reef, Dedeka & Mundeka Island, and Pirotan
Island. Four species of stomatopods were collected
from the Gulf of Kachchh during the study period. The collected specimens were
preserved in 95% ethyl alcohol. All specimens were deposited in the museum of
the Fisheries Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Sikka, Gujarat,
India with accession numbers FRSACS-01 to FRSACS-04. Taxonomic identification
was done using Henderson (1893), Pocock (1893), Kemp (1913), Kemp & Chopra
(1921), Manning (1967), Ahyong (2001, 2016) and
personal communication with experts. Comprehensive checklist of Gujarat water
is prepared based on present field work and past published literatures (Table 1
& 2). Diagnostic characters, habitat, and distribution of each species is
given. The size of specimens is given as the total length (TL) measured from
the tip of the rostrum to the tip of the sub median spines of the telson; the
carapace length (CL) excludes the rostrum. Synonymy of all species treated in
this study follows that of WoRMS (2021). The present
paper follows the standard classification of Ahyong
(2001).
Results
and Discussion
Four species of Stomatopoda belonging to four genera and two families were
recorded from Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India. Carinosquilla
multicarinata (White, 1848) and Cloridina ichneumon (Fabricius,
1798) were recorded for the first time from Gujarat coast. Gonodactylellus
demanii (Henderson, 1893) reported 50 years ago
from Gulf of Kachchh was observed again and Gonodactylus
smithii Pocock, 1893 is a commonly occurring
species in the Gulf of Kachchh. A checklist of stomatopod
species of Gujarat with their occurrence sites are shown (Table 1). All the
species are described and illustrated, and their world distribution summarized.
Taxonomy
Order: Stomatopoda
Latreille, 1817
Family: Gonodactylidae
Giesbrecht, 1910
Genus: Gonodactylellus
Manning, 1995
Gonodactylellus demanii (Henderson, 1893)
(Image 1a–f)
Gonodactylus demani
Fishelson, 1971: 119, 128 [type locality: Red Sea]
Gonodactylus demanii Henderson, 1893: 455, pl. 11,
fig. 23–24 [type locality: India]
Gonodactylus hendersoni Manning, 1967: 4, fig. 1–2 [type
locality: Myanmar]
Material examined: 01 Male (1) TL= 35 mm, CL= 11 mm;
Obs. by Piyush Vadher (Goose Reef), FRSACS-01
Description:
Carapace smooth, slightly
narrower anteriorly, rostrum with sharp median spine; lateral margin divergent
anteriorly, anterolateral angles rounded. Eyes large, cornea 1/4th
length of stalk. Mandibular palp composed of three segments.
Raptorial claw folded beneath
carapace; propodus dilated at distal end, deeply channeled for reception of dactylus. Dactylus inflated
basally, slender distally, minutely serrated on inner margin upward to apex.
Thoracic somites 6–7, lateral processes narrowed with
rounded anterior and posterior margin. Thoracic somite 8 lateral process
bluntly rounded. Abdominal segments 1–5 smooth, with low marginal carina; somites 1–4 rounded posterolaterally,
somite 5 bluntly rectangular. Abdominal somite 6 slightly convex dorsally,
dorsally with six longitudinal carinae terminating in small spine.
Telson broader than long;
mid-dorsally with three longitudinal ridges, the intermediate marginal teeth
well-developed, lateral teeth small, quite distinct, two rounded tubercles at
posterior end. Median and submedian with keel-shaped spinules on dorsal surface. Uropod with a short dorsal
spine over first segment of exopod.
Colour: Entire body of the animal
greenish with black dots scattered on some thoracic and abdominal somites. Preserved species in spirit or formalin
yellowish-brown with a speckling of black chromatophores, which tend to form a
transverse band in the posterior third region of the carapace.
Habitat: Gonodactylellus demanii is commonly found in tide pools
of lower-inter tidal zone.
Distribution: Gulf of Aden, Mozambique,
Pakistan, Persian Gulf, Somalia (Cappola &
Manning 1995); Myanmar (Manning 1967); Red Sea (Fishelson
1971; Cappola & Manning 1995).
India: Gujarat (Shanbhogue
1969, 1986); Maharashtra (Kemp 1913; Chhapgar &
Sane 1968); Tamil Nadu (Henderson 1893; Thurston 1895; Kemp 1913; Kemp &
Chopra 1921; Gravely 1927; Manning 1967; Shanbhogue
1969, 1986). Gonodactylellus demanii (Henderson, 1893) was recorded by Shanbhogue (1969) from the Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India.
Presently, it is known from Sikka Reef, Goose Reef, and Dedeka
& Mundeka Islands of Gulf of Kachchh (Table 2).
Remarks: Gonodactylellus demanii resembles G. chiragra (Fabricius 1781) in
shape and structures but distinguished in dorsal process of ophthalmic somite
minute or inconspicuous whereas conspicuous in G. chiragra.
Telson of both the species has swollen ridges but median of G. demanii has more strongly convex than G. chiragra. Telson ridges ending with spines possess “V”
shaped furrow in G. demanii whereas “V” shaped
furrow absent in G. chiragra (Kemp 1913). This
species is rare in the Gulf of Kachchh. G. osheai
Ahyong, 2012 is identical to G. demanii in having a small cluster of setae on inner
proximal margin of uropod endopod but G. osheai differentiated in having its anterior margin of
the rostral plate sloping posteriorly, the anterolateral corners of the rostral
plate distinctly rounded whereas G. demanii
anterior margins of the rostral plate are concave and the anterolateral corners
are angular to sharp (Ahyong 2012). In addition to
dissimilarity, intermediate teeth of the telson distinctly longer than half the
length of the submedian teeth in G. osheai whereas, the intermediate teeth of the
telson are shorter than half the length of the submedian
teeth in G. demanii (Ahyong
2012). This species is rare in Gulf of Kachchh.
Genus: Gonodactylus
Berthold, 1827
Gonodactylus smithii
Pocock, 1893
(Image 2a–f)
Gonodactylus smithii
Pocock, 1893:
475, pl. 20B [type locality: Arafura Sea]
Gonodactylus arabica Ghosh, 1991: 201, 205, fig. 2
[type locality: India]
Gonodactylus chiragra
var. anancyrus Borradaile,
1900: 395, 397, 401 [type locality: New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea]
Gonodactylus chiragra
var. intermedia de Man,
1929: 2, 25, pl. 3, fig. 9 [type locality: Myanmar]
Gonodactylus minikoiensis Ghosh, 1991: 201, 202, fig. 1
[type locality: India]
Material examined: 02 Male (1) TL= 70 mm, CL= 19 mm;
(2) TL= 65 mm, CL= 14 mm; Obs. by Piyush Vadher
(Goose Reef); 01 Female (1) TL= 64 mm, CL= 15 mm; Obs. by Hitesh Kardani (Sikka Reef), FRSACS-02.
Description
Carapace smooth, slightly
narrower in front, rostrum slightly broader than long, rostral plate’s margin
concave anteriorly, apical spine on rostrum longer than base; lateral margin
divergent anteriorly, anterolateral angles convex or rounded.
Ocular scales broad, flattened.
Eyes large, cornea 1/4th longer than stalk. The mandibular palp
present; composed of three segments. Raptorial claw folded underside of the
carapace; propodus dilated at distal end. Dactylus
inflated basally, slender dactylus possess rows of microscopic spinules on its inner margin upward to the apex.
Thoracic somites
6–7 lateral processes narrowed with rounded anterior and posterior margin.
Thoracic somite 8 possesses blunt rounded lobe. Abdominal segments 1–5 smooth.
Abdominal segment 6 with sharp carinae, posteriorly ending with six sharp acute
spines.
Telson anchor shaped, broader
than long with distinct median carina, sub median and lateral carina.
Intermediate and sub–mediate denticles with minute sharp movable spine. Outer
margin of uropod exopod distal segment with 10–13 uneven movable spines.
Habitat: Gonodactylus smithii Pocock, 1893 is commonly found
under the crevices of dead corals.
Colour: Entire body deep green with light
green patches; propodus of the raptorial limb reddish
purple at the anterior end; dactylus light purple.
Distribution: Arafura Sea (Pocock 1893); Myanmar
(Man 1929); New Caledonia (Borradaile 1900; Ahyong 2001); Papua New Guinea (Borradaile
1900); Western Indian Ocean to Vietnam (Ahyong 2001).
India: Gujarat (Trivedi et al. 2020);
Lakshadweep Islands (Shanbhogue 1969, 1986; Rao et
al. 1989; Ghosh 1991; Venkataraman et al. 2004; Sen et al. 2016); Andaman &
Nicobar Islands (Niveditha et al. 2019). The species
was found in all locations sampled in the Gulf of Kachchh (Table 2). Gonodactylus smithii
Pocock, 1893 has cosmopolitan distribution in Gulf of Kachchh.
Remarks: This species resembles Gonodactylus chiragra
(Fabricius, 1781) and Gonodactylus
platysoma Wood–Mason, 1895 in shape and structure
but are immediately distinguished by the acute anterolateral angles of rostrum,
generally more slender median carinae of telson and merus
of claw with crimson coloured blotch on inner margin (Ghosh 1991). This species
is common throughout Gulf of Kachchh.
Family: Squillidae
Latreille, 1802
Genus: Carinosquilla
Manning, 1968
Carinosquilla multicarinata
(White, 1848)
(Image 3a–f)
Squilla multicarinata White, 1849: 144, pl. 6, fig. 1
[type locality: Philippines]
Material examined: 01 Male (1) TL= 73 mm, CL= 17 mm;
Obs. by Hitesh Kardani (Sikka Reef), FRSACS-03
Description
Rostral plate as long as broad;
carapace with longitudinal rows of sharp carina. Eye stalk lack carinae. Ocular
scales without bifurcation, whole. Medial carina distinct, anteriorly
bifurcated, opening posterior to dorsal pit. Raptorial claw oblong, merus outer region with longitudinal raw of carina, carpus
dorsal margin with rows of small teeth; dactylus with five uneven sharp teeth.
Mandibular palp present. Maxilliped 1–4 with epipod. TS5 dorsal carinae
transverse, except medially. TS6–8 and AS1–6 dorsal carinae subparallel, most
or all posteriorly armed above intermediate carinae.
Thoracic somite 5 lateral process
possesses a slender spine anterolaterally on anterior lobe; posterior lobe
small, broad, rounded laterally. Thoracic somite 6 lateral process anterior
lobe quadrate shaped, rounded apex, posterior lobe broad rounded. Thoracic somite 7 lateral process anterior
lobe short, blunt; posterior lobe larger than anterior lobe, broad, rounded.
Thoracic somite 8 triangular anterolateral margin, apex acute; sternal keel
triangular. All abdominal somites with equals carinae
spines; submedian 1–6; intermediate 1–6, lateral 1–6,
marginal 1–5. Telson as long as broad; prelateral
lobe with sharp tooth at the apex longer than margin of lateral tooth, dorsal
surface with numerous longitudinal carinae structure, denticles submedian 3, intermediate 8–9, lateral 1. Uropodal protopod inner margin
possess eight slender spines, endopods articuled with ventral tuberculation process. Uropodal exopodal segments possess
nine movable spines on outer margin. Endopods
carinate distally.
Habitat: Carinosquilla multicarinata (White, 1848) is found in the
crevices of rocks in the Gulf of Kachchh.
Distribution: Japan to Vietnam, Malaysia, northeastern Indian Ocean, Singapore, Thailand (Ahyong 2016); Philippines (White 1849; Ahyong
2016).
India: Tamil Nadu (Kemp 1913; Shanbhogue 1969, 1986; Lyla et al. 1997; Gopalakrishnan et
al. 2012; Divipala & Thirumilu
2013; Ahyong & Kumar 2018); West Bengal (Ghosh
1995, 1998). C. multicarinata (White, 1848)
reported for the first time from the west coast of India. It is here reported
from Dantiyo Reef and Sikka Reef of Gulf of Kachchh
(Table 2).
Remarks: Descriptive characters of the
present specimen agree well with the detailed descriptions of Kemp (1913), Ahyong & Moosa (2004), and Ahyong et al. (2008). C. multicarinata
resembles Carinosquilla carita
Ahyong, 2001 but immediately distinguished in a
presence of a mandibular pulp whereas absent in C. carita
and C. carita possess more slender anterior
lobe on thoracic somite 6 and a blunt spiniform apex
on the prelateral lobe where as a sharp in C. multicarinata (Ahyong 2001).
Genus: Cloridina
Manning, 1995
Cloridina ichneumon (Fabricius,
1798)
(Image 4a–f)
Squilla ichneumon Fabricius,
1798: 416 [type locality: India]
Squilla microphthalma H.M. Edwards, 1837: 523 [type
locality: India]
Material examined: 01 Male (1) TL= 53 mm, CL= 15 mm;
Obs. by Piyush Vadher (Sikka Reef), FRSACS-04
Description
Dorsal surface of the carapace
and abdomen smooth, carapace lacks median or lateral carinae. Rostrum
triangular, as long as wide, rounded apically. Cornea wider two times in the
total length of eye. Eyes pear shaped, as longs as 2/3rd which
reaches to the basal segment of antennular peduncle. Medial and submedial carina absent on first five abdominal segments.
Raptorial claw oblong, merus unarmed, carpus dorsal
margin with rows of small teeth; dactylus with five uneven, evenly spaced sharp
teeth. Mandibular palp present.
Thoracic somite 5 lateral process
possesses a sharp spine. Thoracic somites 6–8 lateral
processes smooth convex lobed. Abdominal somites 1–6
smooth, unarmed. Telson as long as wide, median carinae distinct, dorsal
surface with uneven small tooth, marginal carina with distinct sharp teeth at
posterior margin, lateral and submedian carinae
possess minute sharp teeth at distal margin. Uropod comprises a row of seven
small spines on inner margin.
Habitat: Cloridina
ichneumon (Fabricius, 1798) commonly found in
sandy zone of lower intertidal zone.
Colour: Specimens observed after about
2-month preservation in formalin show general body colour pale white: posterior
margins of carapace, exposed thoracic and first five abdominal somites bear black colour, in male these bands are more
prominent, characteristic patch of black colour present on distal part of
proximal segment of uropodal exopod.
Distribution: Eastern Africa, Gulf of
Thailand, Singapore, South China Sea (Ahyong 2016).
India: Maharashtra (Kemp 1913; Chhapgar & Sane 1968; Shanbhogue
1986; Holthuis 2000; Ahyong
2016); Tamil Nadu (Kemp 1913; Kemp & Chopra 1921; Shanbhogue
1986). C. ichneumon (Fabricius, 1798) reported
first time from Gujarat coast. It is here reported from Dantiyo
Reef, Sikka Reef, Goose Reef, and Pirotan Island of
Gulf of Kachchh (Table 2).
Remarks: Descriptive characters and
diagnosis of the present specimen well agreed with the detailed descriptions by
Kemp (1913), Kemp & Chopra (1921), and Shanbhogue
(1986).
C. ichneumon resembles Cloridina
stephensoni Ahyong,
2001 but distinguished in having as long as or longer than broad rostral plate
and the apices of the dorsal processes formed to acute spines whereas in C. stephensoni possess shorter rostral plate, unarmed
apices of dorsal processes of the antennular somite (Ahyong
2001).
Conclusion
In the Gulf of Kachchh, Mantis
Shrimp possess high diversity in Goose Reef and Sikka Reef compared to the
other reef of the Gulf of Kachchh (Table 2). They are mostly found in the
crevices of rocks, under dead corals and inside the holes of water pools. Gonodactylellus demanii
(Henderson, 1893), Carinosquilla multicarinata (White, 1848), and Cloridina
ichneumon (Fabricius, 1798) are rare and sparsely
distributed in the lower intertidal zone of the Gulf of Kachchh whereas Gonodactylus smithii
Pocock, 1893 is very common in the intertidal zone. G. smithii
Pocock, 1893 is found in the crevices of pools exposed at low tide. The
reproductive season for mantis shrimp in the region seems to be during the
monsoon given the abundance of larvae seen during the monsoon in the field.
Juveniles were found in winter season.
Table 1. Checklist of Stomatopoda recorded in Gujarat coast.
|
|
Species |
References (Gujarat coast) |
|
Family: Gonodactylidae
Giesbrecht, 1910 |
||
|
1 |
Gonodactylellus demanii (Henderson, 1893) |
Gujarat (Shanbhogue,
1986; Trivedi et al. 2020; present study) |
|
2 |
Gonodactylus chiragra (Fabricius, 1781) |
Gujarat (Shanbhogue,
1986; Trivedi et al. 2020) |
|
3 |
Gonodactylus smithii Pocock, 1893 |
Gujarat (Trivedi et al. 2020;
present study) |
|
Family: Squillidae
Latreille, 1802 |
||
|
4 |
Carinosquilla multicarinata (White, 1848) |
present study |
|
5 |
Clorida bombayensis (Chhapgar & Sane,
1967) |
Gujarat (Vachhrajani,
2015; Trivedi et al. 2020) |
|
6 |
Cloridina ichneumon (Fabricius, 1798) |
present study |
|
7 |
Erugosquilla hesperia (Manning, 1968) |
Gujarat (Trivedi et al. 2020) |
|
8 |
Harpiosquilla harpax (de Haan, 1844) |
Gujarat (Trivedi et al. 2020) |
|
9 |
Miyakella nepa (Latreille in Latreille,
Le Peletier, Serville
& Guérin, 1828) |
Gujarat (Zynudheen
et al. 2004; Murthy et al. 2015; Vachhrajani, 2015;
Trivedi et al. 2020) |
Table 2. Distribution of Stomatopoda recorded in selected location of the Gulf of
Kachchh.
|
|
Species |
KI |
NR |
DR |
SR |
GR |
D&MI |
PI |
|
Family: Gonodactylidae
Giesbrecht, 1910 |
||||||||
|
Genus: Gonodactylellus
Manning, 1995 |
||||||||
|
1 |
Gonodactylellus demanii (Henderson, 1893) |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
|
Genus: Gonodactylus
Berthold, 1827 |
||||||||
|
2 |
Gonodactylus smithii Pocock, 1893 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
Family: Squillidae
Latreille, 1802 |
||||||||
|
Genus: Carinosquilla
Manning, 1968 |
||||||||
|
3 |
Carinosquilla multicarinata (White, 1848) |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
|
Genus: Cloridina
Manning, 1995 |
||||||||
|
4 |
Cloridina ichneumon (Fabricius, 1798) |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
KI—Kalubhar
Island | NR—Narara Reef | DR—Dantiyo
Reef | SR—Sikka Reef | GR—Goose Reef | D&MI—Dedeka
& Mundeka Islands | PI—Pirotan
Island.
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