'Brazilian Journal of Information Science: Research Trends'
Abstract
The present report is the first record of the Ranina ranina (Linnaeus, 1758) from
vizhinjam, Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala located along the south-west coast of India. A specimen of
Ranina ranina measuring 108 mm in carapace width were caught by a bottom set gill net operated
along the Vizhinjam coastal waters in February 2018. Identification and description of the
recorded crab, photographs and measurments of the single specimen. This is the first record of
the Red frog crab Ranina ranina from the south west coast of India. Earlier it is reported from the
South East coast, Gulf of Mannar, India