Taxonomy of Shellfish

Unit 7 - Non-penaeid prawns

7.1.8. Exopalaemon styliferus

• Dactylus of last 3 pairs of pereopods always shorter than propodus
• Branchiostegal groove present on carapace.
• Most of distal part of dorsal margin toothless, save for 1 or 2 subdistal teeth
• Ventral margin with 6 to 10 teeth
• Rostrum longer and slender with an elevated basal crest of 5 to 7 teeth over the eye
• Dactylus of fifth pair of pereopods about 1/3 as long as propodus