Fisheries and Aquaculture Journal
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ISSN: 2150-3508
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ISSN: 2150-3508
+44 1478 350008
James Njiru
Kenya
Research Article
Ovarian Development of the Penaeid Shrimp Penaeus indicus (Decapoda): A Case for the Indian Ocean Coastal Waters of Kilifi Creek, Kenya
Author(s): Chadwick Bironga Henry, Christopher Aura Mulanda and James NjiruChadwick Bironga Henry, Christopher Aura Mulanda and James Njiru
The Indian prawn Penaeus indicus, is one of the major commercial shrimp species globally. It is widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific; from eastern and south-eastern Africa, through India, Malaysia and Indonesia to southern China and northern Australia. The species has been recorded to reach 22 cm, inhabiting depths of 100 m. Globally P. indicus is widely studied, although majority of the studies have focused on developmental stages between shallow waters and the deep seas. Studies indicate that development takes place in the sea before the larvae move into estuaries to grow, then return as sub-adults. However, studies on the maturity of this species in shallow waters and especially creeks and embayments are clearly lacking for the Kenyan coastline. This study was conducted in the Kilifi Creek, north coast Kenya, from the mouth at the Kilifi Bridge to past Kibo.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2150-3508.19.10.262