Larvae of the Common Penaeid Prawns of Malaysia and South-East Asia by Ving Ching, Chong;

Short description:

This book details the full larval series of 10 common, economically important species of penaeid prawn in five genera, including Metapenaeus, Metapenaeopsis, Parapenaeopsis, Penaeus and Trachysalambria. Four Parapenaeopsis species are documented for the first time. A synthesis of larval development across the genera is provided.

Long description:

This book describes in detail the full larval series of 10 common, economically important species of penaeid prawn in five genera, including Metapenaeus, Metapenaeopsis, Parapenaeopsis, Penaeus and Trachysalambria. Four Parapenaeopsis species are documented here for the first time. A synthesis of larval development across the five genera is provided with an advanced hypothesis of four developmental pathways.  Showcasing accurate artwork of 102 plates of non-stylized, as-it-is drawings of penaeid larvae, cultured in the laboratory, the book describes extensive and intensive larval diagnoses, staging and taxonomic treatment for the generic and specific identification of the nauplius, protozoea, mysis and first postlarva, including those of other described species in the region.

This classification key is the first to consider each and every larval stage. Larviculture methods of the different species in a laboratory setting are also provided as a supplementary resource. To accompany the book, the author has created a semi-automated species/genus identification app for Android smartphones based on larval morphometrics.

This book is an essential buy for institutional repositories, libraries, universities and fisheries research institutes, and those who are interested in penaeid and crustacean biology, shrimp aquaculture, fisheries, zooplankton and larval ecology, and numerical taxonomy. It will be a useful text and guide for researchers, students, technicians, culturists and managers working in universities, fisheries and other research institutes/agencies, consultancies, and the aquaculture industry.

Table of Contents:

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