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FAO species catalogue. Vol.13. Marine Lobsters of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of marine lobsters known to date.

Year of publication 1991

Pages 292

Author Holthuis, L.B.;Fishery and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 9251030278

Series title FAO Fisheries Synopsis

Series number 0014-5602 - S125Vol.13

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This is the thirteenth issue in the FAO series of world-wide annotated and illustrated catalogues of major groups of organisms that enter marine fisheries. The present volume on marine lobsters includes 149 species in 3 infraorders, 10 families and 33 genera. There is an introductory section that supplies general remarks on the biology and fisheries of lobsters, a glossary of technical terms, illustrated keys to infraorders, superfamilies, families, subfamilies and species, and detailed accounts on species. Species accounts include illustrations of the species and their distributions, and information on scientific and vernacular names, types, distribution, habitat, biology, size, interest to fisheries, and relevant literature. Following the species accounts is a table of species by major fishing area, an index, and a bibliography. Two original contributions to nomenclature are presented in this volume. A new subgenus, Sagmariasus, is erected under the palinurid genus Jasus. In addition , the new name, Callianassa biffari, is proposed to replace the junior primary homonym C. affinis Holmes, 1900.

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Holthuis, L.B.FAO species catalogue. Vol. 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated andillustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date.FAO Fisheries Synopsis. No. 125, Vol. 13. Rome, FAO. 1991. 292 p.

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