First report of morpho-taxonomic study of laboratory reared Synalpheus thai Banner and Banner, 1966 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Alpheidae)

Abstract

The present information is based on the morpho-taxonomic study of the zoeal stages of Synalpheus thai Banner and Banner, 1966. The ovigerous female of Synalpheus thai was collected from Nathia Gali (Pacha, Karachi). Larvae were hatched at room temperature 30-32oC, in filtered seawater of a salinity of 35-37 ppt and pH 7.8. All the zoeal stages of S. thai are described along with their illustrations, and compared with the available descriptions of its congeners larvae given earlier.

Keywords

• decapoda
• alpheidae
• morpho-taxonomic study
• synalpheus thai
• pakistan