Title of article :
Confirmed records of Japanese blunthorn lobster Palinustus waguensis (Decapoda: Palinuridae) from the northern coastal waters of Oman
Author/Authors :
Chesalin ، M. A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Marine Biological Research of RAS - Russian Academy of Sciences , Al-Abri ، N. Marine Science and Fisheries Centre - Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth , Al-Marzouqi ، A. Marine Science and Fisheries Centre - Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth , Al-Shajibi ، S. Fisheries Research Center-Dhofar - Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth
Abstract :
The Japanese blunthorn lobster Palinustus waguensis was recorded in the coastal waters of Oman in April and May 2015, and November 2018. The total length of lobsters ranged from 11.4 to 14.0 cm, weight was 48109 g. The present report represents the first record of this rare species from the Gulf of Oman and expands its known range to the northwest of the Indian Ocean. Descriptions, illustrations, and morphometric data for specimens caught in 2015 are presented.
Keywords :
Lobster , Palinustus waguensis , Morphometrics , Oman
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences
