Population Characteristics of A. japonicus from the Kedah Coastal Waters of Peninsular Malaysia

Intra- and Inter-specific Variation of Four Acetes Species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Sergestidae) Sampled along the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

“…Acetes japonicus AND Acetes sibogae The presence of these two species from the sampling sites in the northern waters of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia is similar to that reported by Amani et al (2011aAmani et al ( , 2011bAmani et al ( , 2011c, Amin et al (2011Amin et al ( , 2010Amin et al ( , 2009cAmin et al ( , 2009d, Arshad et al (2012), Fernandez-Leborans et al (2009), Hanamura (2007 and Panthansali (1966). However, we did not detect any of these two species at the southern region of the west coast during the sampling period of our study (Wong 2013;Wong et al 2015).…”

“…may not reflect the true biological nature of these species, since those reports were based solely on morphological data (Amani et al 2011a(Amani et al , 2011b(Amani et al , 2011cAmin et al 2011Amin et al , 2010Amin et al , 2009aAmin et al , 2009bAmin et al , 2009cAmin et al , 2009dAmin et al , 2008Arshad et al 2012Arshad et al , 2008Arshad et al , 2007 which is unable to differentiate among the cryptic complexes. Our study recommends that a thorough and detailed investigation should be carried out throughout the year with more sampling sites for both in-and offshore Acetes populations in order to elucidate the actual distribution and life cycles of each cryptic complex.…”

“…japonicus, A. serrulatus, A. vulgaris, A. sibogae, A. intermedius and A. erythraeus (Amani et al , 2011bA. japonicus, A. serrulatus, A. vulgaris, A. sibogae, A. intermedius and A. erythraeus (Amani et al , 2011cAmin et al 2011Amin et al , 2010Amin et al , 2009aAmin et al , 2009bAmin et al , 2009cAmin et al , 2009dAmin et al , 2008Arshad et al 2012Arshad et al , 2008Arshad et al , 2007Longhurst 1970;Omori 1975Omori , 1978Pathansali 1966). Landings of Acetes species are confined mainly to the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia where 75% or more of the total landing occurs (DOF 2013).…”

“…focused mainly on their population dynamics, distribution, morphology, reproductive biology, morphometrics and lifecycles (Amani et al 2011a(Amani et al , 2011b(Amani et al , 2011cAmin et al 2011Amin et al , 2010Amin et al , 2009aAmin et al , 2009bAmin et al , 2009cAmin et al , 2009dAmin et al , 2008Arshad et al 2012Arshad et al , 2008Arshad et al , 2007Wong 2013;Wong et al 2015). Presently, little is known about their genetic diversity spanning the common fishing grounds along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.…”

Length-Weight Relationships of Acetes spp. Sampled Along the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

“…This is similar to earlier studies of LWR of Acetes spp. in the coastal waters of Malaysia (Amani et al 2011;Amin et al 2009bAmin et al , 2009cArshad et al 2012Arshad et al , 2008Arshad et al , 2007, Bombay (Deshmukh 2002), Western Australia (Ikeda & Raymont 1989), Guangdong, China (Lei 1988), Inland Sea of Japan (Uye 1982) and Bangladesh (Zafar et al 1998a, (Tables 3 & 4). As for A. japonicus and A. sibogae, the males showed an isometric growth type.…”