SOME PENAEIDS OF THE RED SEA

SOME PENAEIDS OF THE RED SEA
By
A. A. AL-KB,OLY, PD:. D.
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries. Al-Ghardaqa, Red Sea, U.A.R.
a.nd
M. M. EL – HAWARY. M. Se.
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Al-Ghardaqa, Red Sea, U.A.R.

INTRODUCTION AND lUSTORICAL
Five species of economio Penaeids are recorded jn Suez Gulf and the Red
Sea proper. These are: Penaus trisulcatus Leach, Penaeus japrmWus Sp. Bate,
Penaeus semisulcatus de Ha.a.n, Metapenaeus PMlippii (Sp. Bate) var. (new) Attaqa
and Metapenaeus stebbingi (Nobill).
The present study deals with; taxonomy, food contents, geographical and local
distribution, larval stages whenever possible, fishing gems and methods of the five
species.