First record of Brachyuran crab Rhinolambrus lippus (Lanchester, 1901) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parthenopidae) from India

Abstract

Abstract The present paper reports the occurrence of the rare parthenopid species Rhinolambrus lippus (Lanchester, 1901) for the first time from India. The species is so far reported from Malaysia, Djibouti and Madagascar.

Keywords

• Brachyura
• new record
• Gulf of Mannar
• geographic distribution
• Indo-Pacific region