Coastal Aquaculture and Mariculture

Unit 6- Crustaceans

6.2. Non-penaeid shrimps
Non-penaeid shrimps belong to the families Hippolytidae, Palaemmidae, Sergestidae & Pandilidae, containing about 6% of the total marine fish production. The non-penaeid shrimp fisthery is mainly supported by Acetes indicus, A. johni, A. sibogae, A. erythraeus, A. japonicus, Nematopalaemon tenuipes (Spider prawn) and Exhippolysmata ensirostris (Hunter shrimp). Of these, A. indicus and A. johni support the commercially important fisheries from marine waters; others are exploited on a low key from estuarine and near shore coastal seas along both northeast and northwest regions. They are of particular importance in Maharashtra and Gujarat in view of their heavy landings.