Although the Mediterranean Region is known as a hotspot for biodiversity and endemism its freshwater fauna still greatly unexplored, even emblematic taxa such decapods require in-depth integrative investigation. In our research we used approach composed of various geometric morphometric molecular methods to challenge taxonomic status two shrimps representing Palaemonidae: Palaemon antennarius m...

Bir yıllık süreyi kapsayan bu çalışmada, Kuzey Doğu Akdeniz’de dip trol balıkçılığında avlanan karides türlerinin aylar, bölgeler, sahilden uzaklık ve derinliklere göre av kompozisyonu ile verimliliklerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma 200 km uzunluğundaki deniz alanında belirlenen beş farklı istasyonda 40 adet operasyonu gerçekleştirilmiş toplamda 153 saat 2 dakika aktif çekimi yapılmış...

The palaemonid shrimp genus Palaemonella Dana, 1852 is currently represented by 21 formally described species worldwide, of which 17 species are known from the Indo-West Pacific. In this study, a new species, P. okunoi, is described and illustrated on the basis of two ovigerous female specimens collected from coastal waters in Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, at depths of 5-30 m. The new ...

Macrobrachium amazonicum is considered a favorite Brazilian species of freshwater prawn for cultivation as a result of its quick development and because it is easy to maintain in captivity. The aim of this work is to describe the sexual cycle stages and determine maturation age of the female M. amazonicum, which was collected monthly from June, 2002 to May, 2003 in the Jaguaribe River, Itaiçaba...