FAUNAL DIVERSITY IN PRAWNS AND CRABS IN DIGHA AND ADJACENT COAST IN WEST BENGAL WITH NOTES ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF THEIR ABUNDANCE WITH PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS

摘要

Studies on the diversity of prawns and crabs in Digha and its adjacent coast in West Bengal, which are rich in fauna, were carried out from April 2000-December 2005. Twenty-four species of prawns, two species of lobsters, twenty three species of brachyuran crabs and fourteen species of anomuran crabs were recorded. Attempts were also made to determine the relationship of the abundance of some species with the physico-chemical parameters.