Author： Chong Samuel Khoo H.W.
Publisher： Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISSN： 1464-5262
Source： Journal of Natural History, Vol.21, Iss.3, 1987-05, pp. : 763-774
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Abstract
The larvae of the freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium pilimanus (De Man, 1879), were reared in the laboratory. Larval development was highly abbreviated, with two zoeal and one megalopal stages. Newly hatched larvae were benthic, with a tendency to cling on to roughened surfaces. All larval stages subsisted solely on endogenous yolk. Morphological and behavioural differences between the first zoea of this species and that of M. malayanum (Roux, 1934) are highlighted. The potential use of larval characters in taxonomy is also discussed.
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