Larvae of the Common Penaeid Prawns of Malaysia and South-East Asia

Dedication Contents Preface Chapters Introduction 1.1 Concepts of larval development 1.2 The larval stages 1.3 Larval morphology 1.4 Larval descriptions 1.5 Aim Measurements and Notations 2.1 Culture and sampling 2.2 Observation and measurement 2.3 Staining and dissection 2.4 Body measurements 2.5 Definitions and notations 2.6 Species nomenclature Development and Morphology of Penaeid Larvae 3.1 Penaeid eggs 3.2 Duration of embryony and larval stages 3.3 Larval morphology Genus Parapenaeopsis (Alcock, 1901) Parapenaeopsis hardwickii (Miers,1878) Parapenaeopsis hungerfordi Alcock, 1905 Parapenaeopsis maxillipedo Alcock, 1905 Parapenaeopsis sculptilis (Heller, 1862) Genus Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 1934 Trachysalambria malaiana (Balss, 1933) Genus Metapenaeus Wood-Mason, 1891 Metapenaeus affinis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) Metapenaeus brevicornis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) Genus Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1905 Metapenaeopsis stridulans (Alcock, 1905) Genus Penaeus Fabricius, 1798 Penaeus (Fenneropenaeus) indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 Penaeus (Fenneropenaeus) merguiensis De Man, 18883.4 Synthesis 3.5 Hypothesized pathways of larval development 3.6 Update of species with full larval descriptions Diagnoses and Keys to Stage, Genus and Species 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Comparative body structures, setation and spination 4.3 Larval keys to the common genera and species of penaeid prawns in Malaysian and South-East Asian waters Key NAUPLIUS Key PROTOZOEA Key MYSIS-FIRST POSTLARVA Semi-automated Identification of Larvae Using a Smartphone 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Larval characters to measure 5.3 The classification procedure 5.4 Tips on morphometric measurements of preserved larvae 5.5 About VG_Nauplius 5.6 Sample data for testing VG_Nauplius 5.7 Limitations References Glossary Supplementary I. Photo-plates of Adult Prawns II. Larval Guide Sheets Explanations to the illustrations of prawn larvae Illustration Figures Parapenaeopsis P. hardwickii (Figs. II-1 to II-11) P. hungerfordi (Figs. II-12 to II-22) P. maxillipedo (Figs. II-23 to II-33) P. sculptilis (Figs. II-34 to II-44) Trachysalambria T. malaiana (Figs. II-45 to II-54) Metapenaeus M. affinis (Figs. II-55 to II-64) M. brevicornis (Figs. II-65 to II-74) Metapenaeopsis M. stridulans (Figs. II-75 to II-84) Penaeus (Fenneropenaeus) P. indicus (Figs. II-85 to II-93) P. merguiensis (Figs. II-94 to II-102) Myses from Plankton (Figs. II-103 to II-105) III. Larviculture Methods IV. VG_Nauplius Installation