Larval and postlarval stages of Atypopenaeus Alcock (Decapoda, Penaeidae: Penaeinae) from Indian Ocean

Abstract

Two of the early mysis stages and an early postlarva of a species of Atypopenaeus are described here for the first time. A total of 15 specimens were obtained from the Indian Ocean during the International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE). The species of the genus is tentatively assigned to the most common, local species. Atypopenaeus stenodactylus (Stimpson). This species is caught from the east and west coasts of India