Population Structure and Abundance of Spiny Rock Crab (Decapoda: Brachyuran: Portunidae: Thalamita, Charybdis) at Nom Sao Island, Chanthaburi Province
Abstract
Population structure and abundance of spiny rock crab at Nom Sao Island, Chanthaburi Province was conducted from January to May and September to December 2019. The result showed that spiny rock crab in Portunidae consisted of five species; Thalamita crenata, T. spinimana, T. prymna, T. danae and C. hellerii. Highest abundance was found in T. crenata (58.13%) following to T. prymna (12.20%), C. hellerii (11.79%), T. danae (11.38%) and T. spinimana (6.50%). Distribution of total spiny rock crab species was found in coral reef ecosystem where rocky shore ecosystem was found three species of spiny rock crab. Abundance of spiny rock crab was found in rocky shore ecosystem higher than coral reef ecosystem. The relative abundance were 55% (135 crabs) and 45% (111 crabs), respectively. High peak of the abundance was found on May and February. Difference in the abundance of spiny rock crab was showed significantly difference in each ecosystem and month (P<0.05). Sex ratio was 1:0.41. Carapace size distribution was most found ranged between 51-60 mm. The relationship between carapace width and weight of crab indicated an allometric growth type. The relationship between the abundance of rock crabs and physical factors differed significantly depending on depth, transparency depth, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, air temperature (P<0.01) and light intensity (P<0.05). Keywords : population structure ; abundance ; spiny rock crab ; Nom Sao Island ; Chanthaburi ProvinceReferences
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Zar, J.H. (1984). Biostatistic analysis. Englewood cliffs, NewJersy: Prentice-Hall Inc.
Arya, S., Trivedi, J.N. & Vachhrajani, K.D. (2014). Brachyuran crab as a biomonitoring tool: a conceptual framework for chemical pollution assessment. International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, 3(1), 49-57.
Beltrame, M.O., Marco, S.G.D. & Marcovecchio, J.E. (2011). The burrowing crab Neohelice granulata as potential bioindicator of heavy metals in estuarine systems of the Atlantic coast of Argentina. Environ monitor assess, 172, 379-389.
Bergy, L.L. & Weis, J.S. (2008). Aspect of population ecology in two populations of fiddler crab, Uca pugnax. Marine Biology, 154, 435-442.
Boschi, E.E. (2000). Biodiversity of marine decapod brachyurans of the Americas. Journal of Crustacean
Biology, 2, 337-342.
Cannicci, s., Dahdouh-Guebas, F. & Vannini, M. (1996). Natural diet and feeding habits of Thalamita crenata (Decapoda: Portunidae). Journal of Crustacean Biology, 16(4), 678-683.
Fatemi, S.M.R., Vossughi, Gh., Ghavam Mostafavi, P. & Bahri, F. (2012). Diversity and distribution of True Crabs (Brachyura) from intertidal rocky shores of Qeshm Island, Persian Gulf. International Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2(1), 115-120.
Ferry, R., Buske, Y., Poupin, J. & Smith-Ravin, J. (2017). First record of the invasive swimming crab Charybdis hellerii (A. Milne Edwards, 1867) (Crustacea, Pportunidae) off Martinique, French Lesser Antilles. BioInavasions Records, 6(3), 239-247.
Hamid, A., Wardiatno, Y. & Irawati, N. (2019). Biological aspect of genus Thalamita Latreille, 1829 (Decapoda: Portunidae) in Lasongko Bay, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. AACL Bioflux, 12(4), 1335-1348.
Kunsook, C., Surawut, S. & Pakdee, W. (2011). Population ecology of spiny rock crab Thalamita crenata Latreille (1829) and species diversity of crab at Kung Krabaen Bay, Chanthaburi Province. Faculty of Science and Technology, Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University. (in Thai)
Kunsook, C., Gajaseni, N., & Paphavasit, N. (2014b). Stock assessment of blue swimmng crab Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) at Kung Krabaen Bay, Chanthaburi Province, the Gulf of Thailand. Tropical Life Sciences Research, 25(1), 41-59.
Kunsook, C. & Dumrongrojwatthana, P. (2017). Species diversity and abundance of marine crab (Portunidae: Decapoda) from a collapsible crab trap fishery at Kung Krabaen Bay, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand. Tropical Life Sciences Research, 28(1), 45-67.
Kunsook, C., Sangpaiboon, P., Bhudtharak, S., Sangsri, P. & Kathinsri, S. (2017). Comparative in effective of mesh size of collapsible crab trap to blue swimming crab fishery at Kung Krabaen Bay, Chanthaburi Province. Burapha Science Journal, 22(special issue), 96-109. (in Thai)
Mabpa, P. (2017). Biodiversity of mollusc, crustacean and marine fish at Nom Sao Island, Chanthaburi Province. Bachelor of Science (Biology), Faculty of Science and Technology, Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University. (in Thai)
Nakeim, S., Kunsook, C. & Thammacharoen, W. (2017). Surveying of Biodiversity for Ecotourism Development at Nom Sao Island, Chanthaburi Province. Faculty of Science and Technology, Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University. (in Thai)
Ng, P.K.L. (1998). Crabs .In Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds.), FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purpose. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 2 Cephalopods, Crustaceans, Holothurians and Sharks pp.1046-1155. Rome: FAO.
Ng, P.K.L. & Davie, P.J.F. (2002). A Checklist of the Brachyuran Crabs of Phuket and Western Thailand. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication, 23(2), 369-384.
Potter, I.C., Crystal, P.J. & Loneragan, N.R. (1983). Biology of blue manna crab Portunus pelagicus in an Australian Estuary. Marine Biology, 78, 75-85.
Sangpaiboon, P., Kunsook, C., Charoenviset, L. & Pitakpol, T. (2018). Distribution and Abundance of Seaweed in Ao Yang Bay and Nom Sao Island, Chanthaburi Province. Faculty of Science and Technology, Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University. (in Thai)
Sant’ Anna, B. S., Watanabe, T.T., Turra, A. & Zara, F.J. (2012). Relative abundance and population biology of the non-indigenous crab Charybdis hellerii (Crustacea: Brachyura: Portunidae) in a southwestern Atlantic estuary-bay complex. Aquatic invasion,7(3), 347-356.
Sigana, D.O. (2002). Breeding cycle of Thalamita crenata (Latreille, 1829) at Gazi Creek, (Maftaha Bay), Kenya. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science, 1(2), 145-153.
Songrak, A., Koedprang, W. & Wangpittaya, A. (2010). Fishery biology of spiny rock crab (Thalamita crenata Latreille, 1829) in Sikao Bay, Trang Province, Thailand. Journal of Fisheries Technology and Aquatic Resources, 5(1), 13-23. (in Thai)
Susanto, A. & Irnawati, R. (2014). Length-weight and width weight relationship of spiny rock crab Thalamita crenata (Creustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae) in Panjang Island Bantan Indonesia. AACL Bioflux, 7(3), 148-152.
Thamrongnawasawat, T. & Wisespongpand, P. (2007). Andaman Guideline: Sea crab of Thailand. (First edition)). Bangkok: BaanBhra Arthit Press. (in Thai)
Virachapinthu, S. (1989). Taxonomy of portunid crab (Decapod: Portunidae) in Thailand. Master of Science, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University. (in Thai)
Wongsomsri, R. (2016). Biodiversity and Distribution of Crab at Nom Sao Island, Chanthaburi Province. Bachelor of Science (Biology), Faculty of Science and Technology, Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University. (in Thai)
Zar, J.H. (1984). Biostatistic analysis. Englewood cliffs, NewJersy: Prentice-Hall Inc.
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