Alternate Title
Reproductive Status, Sex Ratios and Morphometrics of the Slipper Lobster Scyllarides nodifer (Stimpson) (Decapoda: Scyllaridae) in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico
Abstract
Morphometric data on the slipper lobster, Scyllarides nodifer, was determined by assessing the catch of a commercial vessel trawling in the northeast Gulf of Mexico on a 3-day cruise In April, 1985. Over 900 lobsters were captured during 17 trawls In two well-established areas. Reproductive status, male:female ratios and the relationship between carapace length and weight were determined. Forty-six percent of the lobsters captured were determined. Forty-slx percent of the lobsters captured were female. A high percentage of these females were ovigerous, extending the previously reported reproductive season of this species. Mean weight of the lobsters was 430.5 g and the carapace length was 95 mm. No juvenile S. nodifer were captured. The first reported migratory behavior for S. nodifer Is presumed from nightly catches in small well-defined trawl areas. In addition, the first description of a new habitat for this species in this area Is Included.
Recommended Citation
Hardwick, C. Jr. and G. Cline.
1990.
Reproductive Status, Sex Ratios and Morphometrics of the Slipper Lobster Scyllarides nodifer (Stimpson) (Decapoda: Scyllaridae) in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico.
Northeast Gulf Science
11
(2).
Retrieved from https://aquila.usm.edu/goms/vol11/iss2/5