Field guide for the edible crustacea of the Philippines

Motoh, Hiroshi

dc.contributor.author	Motoh, Hiroshi
dc.contributor.other	Kuronuma, Katsuzo
dc.date.accessioned	2011-06-07T06:45:26Z
dc.date.available	2011-06-07T06:45:26Z
dc.date.issued	1980
dc.identifier.citation	Motoh, H. & Kuronuma, K. (1980). Field guide for the edible Crustacea of the Philippines. Iloilo, Philippines: Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10862/152
dc.description	A pictorial handbook, Field Guide for the Edible Crustacea of the Philippines was written by Mr. Hiroshi Motoh, leader of the ecology project of the Aquaculture Department, with the supervision of Dr. Katsuzo Kuronuma, president emeritus of Tokyo University of Fisheries. This handbook describes 37 species of common edible crustacea, belonging to the order Decapoda, which are found in the Philippines. Fourteen of the species are commonly known as prawns or shrimps, 8 are lobsters or crayfish, and 15 are crabs. A color plate of each species accompanies biological, ecological, taxonomic, and economic descriptions. Each species presented is discussed under six major topics: Name (the scientific, English, and Philippine names are given); Diagnostic characters by which the species is identified; Ecology referring to the habitat, behavior, etc. of each species; Geographical distribution of species; its Fisheries which includes fishing gear used to catch it and known fishing grounds; and the Economic potential of the species. An immediate practical use of the handbook is to pint out the aquaculture value of the species and their requirements for culture or eventual culture. Besides aquaculturists, it will also benefit nature lovers, students, and amateur scientists to read the handbook; the classification scheme by which the species were arranged is provided in a systematic list. While the title suggests that the species dealt with are commonly found in the Philippines, most are also found in Hawaii, Japan, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, westward to the Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, and the East Coast of Africa. The area covered is commonly known as Indo-Pacific Region or Indo-West Pacific Region in zoogeography. Printed in Japan, it consists of 96 pages and 37 color plates.	en
dc.description.abstract	Information on each species includes: 1) taxonomy (scientific, English and Philippine names) and diagnostic characters: 2) ecology; 3) distribution; 4) fisheries data; 5) economics (potential, price).	en
dc.description.tableofcontents	Foreword. -- Introduction -- Acknowledgement -- Notes on presentation -- Identification of the species -- Glossary of technical terms -- List of the species arranged in systematic order -- Descriptions and illustrations -- References -- Index to scientific names -- Index to English names -- Index to Philippine names.	en
dc.format.extent	ii, 96 p. : ill. (col.).	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center	en
dc.relation.hasversion	10862/717	tgl
dc.subject	Decapoda	en
dc.subject	Philippines	en
dc.subject	Crustacea	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Decapoda (Crustacea) -- Philippines -- Identification
dc.subject.lcsh	Edible crustaceans -- Philippines -- Identification	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Edible crustaceans -- Philippines -- Identification -- Pictorial works	en
dc.subject.other	Crustacea -- Philippines -- Identification	en
dc.subject.other	Crustaceans -- Philippines
dc.title	Field guide for the edible crustacea of the Philippines	en
dc.type	Book	en
dc.subject.asfa	commercial species	en
dc.subject.asfa	identification keys	en
dc.subject.asfa	marine crustaceans	en
dc.description.edition	English	en
dc.subject.scientificName	Acetes
dc.subject.scientificName	Acetes erythraeus
dc.subject.scientificName	Acetes intermedius
dc.subject.scientificName	Acetes sibogae
dc.subject.scientificName	Penaeus
dc.subject.scientificName	Penaeus monodon
dc.subject.scientificName	Penaeus semisulcatus
dc.subject.scientificName	Penaeus merguiensis
dc.subject.scientificName	Penaeus semisulcatus
dc.subject.scientificName	Penaeus indicus
dc.subject.scientificName	Penaeus latisulcatus
dc.subject.scientificName	Penaeus japonicus