Diversity and distribution study of Stomatopoda has been carried out in selected locations of Gul... more Diversity and distribution study of Stomatopoda has been carried out in selected locations of Gulf of Kachchh from 2014 to 2020. Four species belonging to four genera in two families were recorded from Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat. Carinosquilla multicarinata (White, 1848) was recorded for the first time from the west coast of India. Cloridina ichneumon (Fabricius, 1798) was recorded for the first time from Gujarat coast. Gonodactylellus demanii (Henderson, 1893) was reported after 50 years from Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, and Gonodactylus smithii Pocock, 1893 is a commonly occurring species in the intertidal zone of the Gulf of Kachchh. Species are described and illustrated with key characters and distributional status in Gulf of Kachchh. An annotated checklist of nine species of Stomatopoda occurring in Gujarat is presented.
Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences
Melvill and Abercrombie (1893) were the first naturalists who initiated the study of cowries on t... more Melvill and Abercrombie (1893) were the first naturalists who initiated the study of cowries on the Indian coast, where they recorded 11 species of Cypraeoidea from Bombay. Various authors studied biological aspects such as diversity, distribution, taxonomy, feeding biology and habitat
Thalassas: an International Journal of Marine Sciences, Aug 10, 2023
Melvill and Abercrombie (1893) were the first naturalists who initiated the study of cowries on t... more Melvill and Abercrombie (1893) were the first naturalists who initiated the study of cowries on the Indian coast, where they recorded 11 species of Cypraeoidea from Bombay. Various authors studied biological aspects such as diversity, distribution, taxonomy, feeding biology and habitat
Scholars academic journal of biosciences, Jul 30, 2023
Crabs are known to flourish in various turbid environments around the world. The Gulf of Kachchh ... more Crabs are known to flourish in various turbid environments around the world. The Gulf of Kachchh (GOK) is one of the world's richest Marine National Park (MNP); southern part of GOK has 42 islands which provide shelter for coral reef, mangroves and associated faunas. Present study brings out 22 species of marine crabs, high diversity of marine crabs were reported at Narara reef and low diversity was at Sachana coast from GOK, MNP. Literature reveals that 80 species of marine crabs have been recorded from the Gujrat.
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, Jan 15, 2021
The present study reports two species of nudibranch, Janolus flavoanulatus Pola & Gosliner, 2... more The present study reports two species of nudibranch, Janolus flavoanulatus Pola & Gosliner, 2019 and Janolus toyamensis Baba & Abe, 1970 from Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat. J. flavoanulatus was earlier reported from few localities in the Indo-Pacific region. The present record of this species from Goose reef extends its distribution to Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat. J. flavoanulatus was found rare and sparsely distributed in the undisturbed lower intertidal zone of Goose reef. J. toyamensis was earlier described from the Gujarat coast during 1909 as Antiopella indica. After a century, this species is redescribed here. J. toyamensis was found rare and sparsely distributed in the lower intertidal zone of Sikka coastal belt of Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat
Journal of entomology and zoology studies, May 1, 2019
Present paper report a species of false or allied cowrie Margovula tinctilis (C. N. Cate, 1973) f... more Present paper report a species of false or allied cowrie Margovula tinctilis (C. N. Cate, 1973) for the first time from west coast of India. This species sparsely distributed in premises of coral reef zone at lower intertidal zone of Sikka, Gujarat. Formerly, M. tinctilis has so far been reported only from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Morphological shell characters such as shell description, habitat, geographical distribution, illustrations and affinities with similar species is discussed here.
Present work carried out to study the animal-vehicle collisions on the roads of Bhavnagar city an... more Present work carried out to study the animal-vehicle collisions on the roads of Bhavnagar city and adjoining areas. During 2014-15, 35 animal species have reported dead due to vehicle collisions, among them two amphibians, 12 reptiles, 9 birds, and 12 mammals. Collision victim animals like Striped Hyena and Red send Boa categorized under Near Threatened and Indian soft shell turtle under vulnerable category by IUCN. Highest, 104 collision reported during the month of August' 2015 and lowest during May, February month of '15 and November' 14.
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Nov 1, 2019
An annotated checklist of the marine brachyuran crabs occurring in India is compiled from publish... more An annotated checklist of the marine brachyuran crabs occurring in India is compiled from published literature and augmented by collections between 2005 and 2015. A total of 910 species belonging to 361 genera and 62 families are herein listed from Indian waters. Specimens representing 130 species were obtained from Gujarat state during 2005 and 2015, of which 23 are new records to Gujarat state and two species are reported for the first time from the west coast of India. The highest number of species were recorded from the Andaman and Nicobar islands (588 species) while the smallest number were from Goa and Karnataka state (82 species). The records indicate that the east coast of India, with 803 species, is more diverse than the west coast, which has 446 species.
Present study reports the occurrence of two leucosiid crabs species, Leucisca squalina (MacLeay, ... more Present study reports the occurrence of two leucosiid crabs species, Leucisca squalina (MacLeay, 1838) and Ryphila cancellus (Herbst, 1783) from Gujarat, west coast of India for the first time. Previously five species of leucosiid crabs were recorded from Gujarat coast. L. squalina was reported only from Karwar coast of Karnataka while R. cancellus was reported from entire Indian coastline except Gujarat coast. Taxonomic description and distribution of reported leucosiid crabs are given here.
Author details: Piyush Vadher is working as senior research fellow in Fisheries Research Station,... more Author details: Piyush Vadher is working as senior research fellow in Fisheries Research Station, JAU, Sikka. He has been involved in the research since 2014. He has been engaged in the survey, breeding and larval rearing of Pearl oyster and other molluscan and plankton culture. Hitesh Kardani is working as Assistant Professor in Fisheries Research Station, JAU, Sikka. He is involved in teaching and research since 2005. His area of interest is plankton, molluscan, crustacean and Ichthyofaunal diversity. He has been engaged in captive breeding of marine molluscan and their conservation by sea ranching of their larvae. Imtiyaz Beleem is working as Assistant Superintendent of Fisheries, in the Office of the Superintendent of Fisheries, Mangrol, Gujarat. He has been engaged in the research and academics since 2012 and main interest of research area is crustacean taxonomy and Marine ecology. Author contribution: PV-survey, photography and identification of sea slugs and preparation of the draft of paper. HK-survey, photography and identification of sea slugs and preparation of the draft of paper; IB-survey, preparation of the manuscript.
First author (IB) is thankful to the University Grants Commission for providing financial support... more First author (IB) is thankful to the University Grants Commission for providing financial support as Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF scheme). Authors are thankful to Dr. Peter Dworschak (Dritte Zoologische Abteilung, Naturhistorisches Museum, Burgring, Austria) for suggestions and identification.
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, May 14, 2017
Present paper reports four species of porcelain crabs in three genera from the Gujarat coast, Ind... more Present paper reports four species of porcelain crabs in three genera from the Gujarat coast, India. Ancylocheles gravelei (Sankolli, 1963), Pisidia dehaanii (Krauss, 1843), P. gordoni (Johnson, 1970) and Polyonyx hendersoni Southwell, 1909 are reported from the Gujarat coast for the first time. Twelve porcellanid species are known from the Gujarat coast, including four species reported in this paper.
Journal of the Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research
Mantis shrimps are the most significant predators in the shallow waters and intertidal regions of... more Mantis shrimps are the most significant predators in the shallow waters and intertidal regions of tropical and subtropical marine ecosystems and they are integral components of the food chain. Additionally, mantis shrimps are sensitive to environmental pollutants and indicate poor environmental conditions through their ecological behaviour. As a fisheries species, they hold immense socioeconomic importance for several countries. In this study, we document three species of stomatopods found in the waters of Gujarat, India. Notably, Manningia arabica (Manning, 1990), which is rare and endemic to the Arabian Sea, is reported for the first time in Indian waters. Furthermore, Alimopsis supplex (Wood-Mason, 1875) and Oratosquillina quinquedentata (Brooks, 1886) are also documented for the first time in the waters of Gujarat. The study includes taxonomic descriptions, habitat characteristics, and geographical distribution information for each of these species.
International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, Jul 1, 2016
Two species of majid crabs, Micippa philyra (Herbst, 1803) and Micippa thalia (Herbst, 1803) repo... more Two species of majid crabs, Micippa philyra (Herbst, 1803) and Micippa thalia (Herbst, 1803) reported for the first time from the western coast of India. M. philyra is commonly distributed along the muddy sandy coast, while M. thalia sparsely distributed in Gulf of Kutch. Taxonomical description with illustrative figures, worldwide distribution and habitat of both the species are given here.
A total of 33 species of marine crabs belonging to 22 genera in 14 families are recorded from sev... more A total of 33 species of marine crabs belonging to 22 genera in 14 families are recorded from seven sites of Diu coast, India. Fudam coast comprised high diversity of marine crabs (21 species belonging to 15 genera in 09 families) followed by Khukri coast (23 species belonging to 17 genera in 11 families), Nagoa coast (20 species belonging to 16 genera in 12 families) and least crab diversity in Jalandhar coast (17 species belonging to 12 genera in 09 families). Each species is described with habitat and distribution. For population ecological survey seven dominant marine crabs species were selected based on their frequent occurrence i.e., Grapsus albolineatus, Charybdis (Charybdis) annulata, Leptodius affinis, Epixanthus frontalis, Eriphia smithii, Petrolisthes lamarckii and Metopograpsus thukuhar. Population ecological parameters like density, abundance and frequency were carried out through standard formula.
Background: Significant works have been done on the diversity and distribution of porcellanids cr... more Background: Significant works have been done on the diversity and distribution of porcellanids crabs in Indian coasts. The present work reports and describe porcelain crabs from the western coast of India. Result: Five species of porcelain crabs in three genera are reported from the western coast of India. Morphological descriptions with measurement of the reported species with key characters and distribution status are given. Conclusion: Petrolisthes boscii (Audouin, 1826), P. lamarckii (Leach, 1820), and P. rufescens (Heller, 1861) are commonly distributed along the studied coast. Enosteoides ornatus (Stimpson, 1858) and Pachycheles tomentosus (Henderson, 1893) sparsely occur and are firstly reported from the Gujarat coast.
A Callichiridae ghost shrimp species Corallianassa coutierei (Nobili, 1904) is recorded and descr... more A Callichiridae ghost shrimp species Corallianassa coutierei (Nobili, 1904) is recorded and described here for the first time from the Indian waters. Formerly, five species under the family Callichiridae were recorded from different coastal waters of India. In addition, C. coutierei was infested with several copepods. Additional description of C. coutierei with key characters and distribution status is given for this species. A comprehensive checklist of the infraorder Axiidea is prepared based on previous records from Indian waters.
Diversity and distribution study of Stomatopoda has been carried out in selected locations of Gul... more Diversity and distribution study of Stomatopoda has been carried out in selected locations of Gulf of Kachchh from 2014 to 2020. Four species belonging to four genera in two families were recorded from Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat. Carinosquilla multicarinata (White, 1848) was recorded for the first time from the west coast of India. Cloridina ichneumon (Fabricius, 1798) was recorded for the first time from Gujarat coast. Gonodactylellus demanii (Henderson, 1893) was reported after 50 years from Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, and Gonodactylus smithii Pocock, 1893 is a commonly occurring species in the intertidal zone of the Gulf of Kachchh. Species are described and illustrated with key characters and distributional status in Gulf of Kachchh. An annotated checklist of nine species of Stomatopoda occurring in Gujarat is presented.
Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences
Melvill and Abercrombie (1893) were the first naturalists who initiated the study of cowries on t... more Melvill and Abercrombie (1893) were the first naturalists who initiated the study of cowries on the Indian coast, where they recorded 11 species of Cypraeoidea from Bombay. Various authors studied biological aspects such as diversity, distribution, taxonomy, feeding biology and habitat
Thalassas: an International Journal of Marine Sciences, Aug 10, 2023
Melvill and Abercrombie (1893) were the first naturalists who initiated the study of cowries on t... more Melvill and Abercrombie (1893) were the first naturalists who initiated the study of cowries on the Indian coast, where they recorded 11 species of Cypraeoidea from Bombay. Various authors studied biological aspects such as diversity, distribution, taxonomy, feeding biology and habitat
Scholars academic journal of biosciences, Jul 30, 2023
Crabs are known to flourish in various turbid environments around the world. The Gulf of Kachchh ... more Crabs are known to flourish in various turbid environments around the world. The Gulf of Kachchh (GOK) is one of the world's richest Marine National Park (MNP); southern part of GOK has 42 islands which provide shelter for coral reef, mangroves and associated faunas. Present study brings out 22 species of marine crabs, high diversity of marine crabs were reported at Narara reef and low diversity was at Sachana coast from GOK, MNP. Literature reveals that 80 species of marine crabs have been recorded from the Gujrat.
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, Jan 15, 2021
The present study reports two species of nudibranch, Janolus flavoanulatus Pola & Gosliner, 2... more The present study reports two species of nudibranch, Janolus flavoanulatus Pola & Gosliner, 2019 and Janolus toyamensis Baba & Abe, 1970 from Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat. J. flavoanulatus was earlier reported from few localities in the Indo-Pacific region. The present record of this species from Goose reef extends its distribution to Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat. J. flavoanulatus was found rare and sparsely distributed in the undisturbed lower intertidal zone of Goose reef. J. toyamensis was earlier described from the Gujarat coast during 1909 as Antiopella indica. After a century, this species is redescribed here. J. toyamensis was found rare and sparsely distributed in the lower intertidal zone of Sikka coastal belt of Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat
Journal of entomology and zoology studies, May 1, 2019
Present paper report a species of false or allied cowrie Margovula tinctilis (C. N. Cate, 1973) f... more Present paper report a species of false or allied cowrie Margovula tinctilis (C. N. Cate, 1973) for the first time from west coast of India. This species sparsely distributed in premises of coral reef zone at lower intertidal zone of Sikka, Gujarat. Formerly, M. tinctilis has so far been reported only from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Morphological shell characters such as shell description, habitat, geographical distribution, illustrations and affinities with similar species is discussed here.
Present work carried out to study the animal-vehicle collisions on the roads of Bhavnagar city an... more Present work carried out to study the animal-vehicle collisions on the roads of Bhavnagar city and adjoining areas. During 2014-15, 35 animal species have reported dead due to vehicle collisions, among them two amphibians, 12 reptiles, 9 birds, and 12 mammals. Collision victim animals like Striped Hyena and Red send Boa categorized under Near Threatened and Indian soft shell turtle under vulnerable category by IUCN. Highest, 104 collision reported during the month of August' 2015 and lowest during May, February month of '15 and November' 14.
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Nov 1, 2019
An annotated checklist of the marine brachyuran crabs occurring in India is compiled from publish... more An annotated checklist of the marine brachyuran crabs occurring in India is compiled from published literature and augmented by collections between 2005 and 2015. A total of 910 species belonging to 361 genera and 62 families are herein listed from Indian waters. Specimens representing 130 species were obtained from Gujarat state during 2005 and 2015, of which 23 are new records to Gujarat state and two species are reported for the first time from the west coast of India. The highest number of species were recorded from the Andaman and Nicobar islands (588 species) while the smallest number were from Goa and Karnataka state (82 species). The records indicate that the east coast of India, with 803 species, is more diverse than the west coast, which has 446 species.
Present study reports the occurrence of two leucosiid crabs species, Leucisca squalina (MacLeay, ... more Present study reports the occurrence of two leucosiid crabs species, Leucisca squalina (MacLeay, 1838) and Ryphila cancellus (Herbst, 1783) from Gujarat, west coast of India for the first time. Previously five species of leucosiid crabs were recorded from Gujarat coast. L. squalina was reported only from Karwar coast of Karnataka while R. cancellus was reported from entire Indian coastline except Gujarat coast. Taxonomic description and distribution of reported leucosiid crabs are given here.
Author details: Piyush Vadher is working as senior research fellow in Fisheries Research Station,... more Author details: Piyush Vadher is working as senior research fellow in Fisheries Research Station, JAU, Sikka. He has been involved in the research since 2014. He has been engaged in the survey, breeding and larval rearing of Pearl oyster and other molluscan and plankton culture. Hitesh Kardani is working as Assistant Professor in Fisheries Research Station, JAU, Sikka. He is involved in teaching and research since 2005. His area of interest is plankton, molluscan, crustacean and Ichthyofaunal diversity. He has been engaged in captive breeding of marine molluscan and their conservation by sea ranching of their larvae. Imtiyaz Beleem is working as Assistant Superintendent of Fisheries, in the Office of the Superintendent of Fisheries, Mangrol, Gujarat. He has been engaged in the research and academics since 2012 and main interest of research area is crustacean taxonomy and Marine ecology. Author contribution: PV-survey, photography and identification of sea slugs and preparation of the draft of paper. HK-survey, photography and identification of sea slugs and preparation of the draft of paper; IB-survey, preparation of the manuscript.
First author (IB) is thankful to the University Grants Commission for providing financial support... more First author (IB) is thankful to the University Grants Commission for providing financial support as Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF scheme). Authors are thankful to Dr. Peter Dworschak (Dritte Zoologische Abteilung, Naturhistorisches Museum, Burgring, Austria) for suggestions and identification.
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, May 14, 2017
Present paper reports four species of porcelain crabs in three genera from the Gujarat coast, Ind... more Present paper reports four species of porcelain crabs in three genera from the Gujarat coast, India. Ancylocheles gravelei (Sankolli, 1963), Pisidia dehaanii (Krauss, 1843), P. gordoni (Johnson, 1970) and Polyonyx hendersoni Southwell, 1909 are reported from the Gujarat coast for the first time. Twelve porcellanid species are known from the Gujarat coast, including four species reported in this paper.
Journal of the Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research
Mantis shrimps are the most significant predators in the shallow waters and intertidal regions of... more Mantis shrimps are the most significant predators in the shallow waters and intertidal regions of tropical and subtropical marine ecosystems and they are integral components of the food chain. Additionally, mantis shrimps are sensitive to environmental pollutants and indicate poor environmental conditions through their ecological behaviour. As a fisheries species, they hold immense socioeconomic importance for several countries. In this study, we document three species of stomatopods found in the waters of Gujarat, India. Notably, Manningia arabica (Manning, 1990), which is rare and endemic to the Arabian Sea, is reported for the first time in Indian waters. Furthermore, Alimopsis supplex (Wood-Mason, 1875) and Oratosquillina quinquedentata (Brooks, 1886) are also documented for the first time in the waters of Gujarat. The study includes taxonomic descriptions, habitat characteristics, and geographical distribution information for each of these species.
International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, Jul 1, 2016
Two species of majid crabs, Micippa philyra (Herbst, 1803) and Micippa thalia (Herbst, 1803) repo... more Two species of majid crabs, Micippa philyra (Herbst, 1803) and Micippa thalia (Herbst, 1803) reported for the first time from the western coast of India. M. philyra is commonly distributed along the muddy sandy coast, while M. thalia sparsely distributed in Gulf of Kutch. Taxonomical description with illustrative figures, worldwide distribution and habitat of both the species are given here.
A total of 33 species of marine crabs belonging to 22 genera in 14 families are recorded from sev... more A total of 33 species of marine crabs belonging to 22 genera in 14 families are recorded from seven sites of Diu coast, India. Fudam coast comprised high diversity of marine crabs (21 species belonging to 15 genera in 09 families) followed by Khukri coast (23 species belonging to 17 genera in 11 families), Nagoa coast (20 species belonging to 16 genera in 12 families) and least crab diversity in Jalandhar coast (17 species belonging to 12 genera in 09 families). Each species is described with habitat and distribution. For population ecological survey seven dominant marine crabs species were selected based on their frequent occurrence i.e., Grapsus albolineatus, Charybdis (Charybdis) annulata, Leptodius affinis, Epixanthus frontalis, Eriphia smithii, Petrolisthes lamarckii and Metopograpsus thukuhar. Population ecological parameters like density, abundance and frequency were carried out through standard formula.
Background: Significant works have been done on the diversity and distribution of porcellanids cr... more Background: Significant works have been done on the diversity and distribution of porcellanids crabs in Indian coasts. The present work reports and describe porcelain crabs from the western coast of India. Result: Five species of porcelain crabs in three genera are reported from the western coast of India. Morphological descriptions with measurement of the reported species with key characters and distribution status are given. Conclusion: Petrolisthes boscii (Audouin, 1826), P. lamarckii (Leach, 1820), and P. rufescens (Heller, 1861) are commonly distributed along the studied coast. Enosteoides ornatus (Stimpson, 1858) and Pachycheles tomentosus (Henderson, 1893) sparsely occur and are firstly reported from the Gujarat coast.
A Callichiridae ghost shrimp species Corallianassa coutierei (Nobili, 1904) is recorded and descr... more A Callichiridae ghost shrimp species Corallianassa coutierei (Nobili, 1904) is recorded and described here for the first time from the Indian waters. Formerly, five species under the family Callichiridae were recorded from different coastal waters of India. In addition, C. coutierei was infested with several copepods. Additional description of C. coutierei with key characters and distribution status is given for this species. A comprehensive checklist of the infraorder Axiidea is prepared based on previous records from Indian waters.
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