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http://dx.doi.org/10.5657/kfas.2011.44.2.162

Seasonal Timing and Distribution of Charybdis japonica (Decapoda: Portunidae) Larvae off Yeonpyeong-do in the Yellow Sea, Korea  

Yeon, In-Ja (Fisheries Resources Research Division, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute)
Lee, Yo-Sep (Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University)
Song, Mi-Yeong (West South Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute)
Park, Won-Gyu (Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University)
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Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences / v.44, no.2, 2011 , pp. 162-166 More about this Journal
Abstract
The distribution and occurrence of Charybdis japonica larvae were investigated off Yeonpyong-do, Korea, in the Yellow Sea. C. japonica larvae were collected monthly at 15 stations from early June to late October in 2006 and 2007. At each station, a Bongo net with 303 and $505{\mu}m$ mesh was deployed once with a double oblique tow. No larvae were caught in June, in both years. Zoea I was predominant in late July in 2006 and early August in 2007, whereas Zoea I accounted for 84% of all larvae collected and no larval stages later than Zoea III were sampled. Megalopa were the most abundant larval stage at all stations in late August in both years. The timing of larval hatching of C. japonica may be related to that of phytoplankton blooms in the study area. The finding that Zoea I and Megalopa were predominant in the study are may indicate that C. charybdis larvae are carried by advection.
Keywords
Charybdis japonica; Larvae; Yellow sea; Distribution; Occurrence;
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