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Occurrence of Marbled Shrimp Saron marmoratus (Olivier, 1811) (Decapoda: Caridea: Hippolytidae) in Lakshadweep Archipelago, India

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Two juvenile specimens of Saron marmoratus (Olivier, 1811) were collected from the inter tidal lagoon area of Eastern side of Agatti Island, Lakshadweep on November 4, 2013. These shrimp are brown and slightly green in color with yellow and white speckled spot and having a typical tuft of cirri on the back. Marbled shrimps are highly demanded and good priced in the marine aquarium trade. This is a new record to the Lakshadweep waters.

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Authors are grateful to the authority of Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India for providing facilities and wish to thank to Mr. Hassan M. C., Mr. Aboobacker Koya M. K., Mr. Mohammed Hidayathulla P., Mr. Kamarudheen A. M., Mrs. Sheharban M. M. and Mr. Hameed for their eminent help and also to the almighty who watch and cares.

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  1. Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Ministry of Earth Science, Field Research Station, Agatti Island, 682553, U. T. of Lakshadweep, India

    Sibi Thaitharanikathil Baby, Swagat Ghosh & Gopi Mohan

  2. School of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sasya Shyamala Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR, Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda University, Kolkata, 700150, India

    Swagat Ghosh

  3. National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Anna University Campus, Chennai, 600025, India

    Gopi Mohan

  4. Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Ministry of Earth Science, 6th Floor, ‘C’ Block, Kendriya Bhavan, CSEZ P O, Kakkanad, Kochi, 682037, India

    Sherine Sonia Cubelio & M. Sudhakar

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Baby, S.T., Ghosh, S., Mohan, G. et al. Occurrence of Marbled Shrimp Saron marmoratus (Olivier, 1811) (Decapoda: Caridea: Hippolytidae) in Lakshadweep Archipelago, India. Proc Zool Soc 69, 157–160 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12595-015-0136-9

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