Harpiosquilla indica

Scientific Name:-

Harpiosquilla indica

Common Name:-

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mantis shrimps

Status:-

Not evaluated. Photo Courtesy: Sreelatha, A. (1989)

Description:-

Carapace with median carina; rostral plate with anterior projection, lateral margins sinuous or concave. TS6–8 with unarmed intermediate carinae. AS1–4 without submedian carinae. Dactylus of raptorial claw with 9 teeth. General colour light grey-green with slightly mottled appearance. Carinae and grooves of carapace, and posterior margins of body somites greenish. Telson posterior margin yellow; median carina and carinae of primary teeth dark green; median carina with proximal pair of dark spots. Uropodal endopod black-brown distally. Uropodal exopod with inner half black-brown, outer half yellowish.

Threats:-

Not recorded

Remark:-

Reported from Kerala coast by Sreelatha (1989) from Kerala coast.

Habitat:-

Demersal

Synonyms:-

Harpiosquilla philippina Garcia, 1978

References:-

Ahyong, S. (2014). Harpiosquilla indica Manning, 1969. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=409254 on 2015-02-22
Sreelatha, A. 1989. Studies on Stomatopods (Crustacea) of the South- West Coast of India, Ph. D Thesis, University of Kerala.

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