An Illustration for the students who aspire for medical studies.

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 An Illustration for the students who aspire for medical studies.

LOBSTERS

Lobsters belong to four main groups.

They are clawed or true lobsters.
Spiny or rock lobsters.
Sand or slipper lobsters.
Coral lobsters.

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India is one of the prominent countries in spiny lobster

marketing.
The main lobster landing centres in India are
Mumbai,
Veraval,
Kolachal,
Tuticorin,
Chennai,
Mandapam and
kozhikode.
The lobsters are called kal eral (fy; nwhy;) in tamil.

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LOBSTERS

The economically important species of

spiny lobsters are
Panulirus versicolors,
Panulirus polyphagus,
Panulirus ornatus and

Panulirus homarus.

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 An Illustration for the students who aspire for medical studies.

LOBSTERS
• The Gulf of Mannar the lobster fishery is confined to
the areas where coral reefs are present.
• The Lobsters are caught throughout the year but the
peak fishing season is December to January.
• The lobsters are esteemed as good particularly in
foreign countries.
• The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute has
carried out studies on Lobster fishery.
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 An Illustration for the students who aspire for medical studies.

The Crabs
• The Crabs are decapod crustaceans.
• The body has enlarged cephalothorax.
• The abdomen in crabs shows sexual dimorphism.

• In males the abdomen is narrow.

• In female crab the abdomen is broad and it carries
eggs during breeding season.

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 An Illustration for the students who aspire for medical studies.

Prepared by T. Madhavan & K. Chandrasekaran, Lecturers in Zoology, Directorate of School Education., Pondicherry.
 An Illustration for the students who aspire for medical studies.

The Crabs
• There are nearly six hundred crab species occurring in
the Indian waters but only very few of them are being
used for food purposes.
• The important species of crabs supporting the fishery are
Portunus sanguinolentus,
Charybdis cruciata,
Matuta lunaris and
Scylla serrata.

Prepared by T. Madhavan & K. Chandrasekaran, Lecturers in Zoology, Directorate of School Education., Pondicherry.
 An Illustration for the students who aspire for medical studies.

Prepared by T. Madhavan & K. Chandrasekaran, Lecturers in Zoology, Directorate of School Education., Pondicherry.