Shallow-Water Mysida (Crustacea : Mysidacea) of Bahrain (Arabian Gulf): Species Composition, Abundance and Life History Characteristics of Selected Species

Authors

Stephen A. Grabe, Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County
W. Wayne Price, University of TampaFollow
Ebrahim A.A. Abdulqader, Bahrain Center for Studies and ResearchFollow
Richard W. Heard Jr., University of Southern MississippiFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2004

Department

Coastal Sciences, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

Abstract

Mysida were collected from Tubli Bay and the eastern coastline of Bahrain during 1991 - 1992 incidental to a survey of penaeid prawns. These samples provided an opportunity to assess the species composition of mysids from a nearshore region of the Arabian Gulf - an area in which mysid fauna is poorly known. The 114 beam trawl samples yielded >29 000 mysids. Rhopalophthalmus sp. (>90%), Siriella brevicaudata (5%), Kainomatomysis foxi (1.2%), Siriella sp. A (0.9%) and Indomysis annandalei (0.6%) were the most abundant of 11 species identified. Basic life history variables ( carapace length, life stage, brood size) were measured for these five taxa.

Publication Title

Journal of Natural History

Volume

38

Issue

18

First Page

2315

Last Page

2329

Recommended Citation

Grabe, S. A., Price, W. W., Abdulqader, E. A., Heard, R. W. (2004). Shallow-Water Mysida (Crustacea : Mysidacea) of Bahrain (Arabian Gulf): Species Composition, Abundance and Life History Characteristics of Selected Species. Journal of Natural History, 38(18), 2315-2329.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/3019