Indian records of the Genus Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1905 with special reference to extended distribution of two species

A. Chanda

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Indian records of the Genus Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1905 with special reference to extended distribution of two species

@article{Chanda2015IndianRO,
  title={Indian records of the Genus Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1905 with special reference to extended distribution of two species},
  author={A. Chanda},
  journal={International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies},
  year={2015},
  volume={2},
  pages={265-273}
}

A. Chanda
Published 2015
Geography
International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies

Genus Metapenaeopsis was created by Bouvier (1905) with M. pubescens as type. Burkenroad (1934) redefined the genus and relegated this genus as a subgenus of Penaeopsis Bate, 1881, on the basis of the shape of petasma. Kubo (1949), however, re-elevated it to the generic status. Wood-Mason (1891) was the first to record this genus from Indian water as Metapenaeus. Present study reveals that Indian water represents a total of 12 species of the genus Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1905. Among these… Expand