DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERS OF SPECIES

Penaeus (Melicertus) canaliculatus (Olivier, 1811)

Unarmed telson

PETASMA segment,

THELYCUM

Last abdominal segment colour band reaching the ventral margin.

Distinctive characters : Carapace smooth. Rostrum armed with 9 to 11-teeth segment colour and a single tooth on ventral margin.

Colour : Pale yellow to reddish brown


 
Copyright 1998 Bioinformatics Centre, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India
Developed by Devanand Kavlekar