The Fishery Grounds near Alexandria.VII.Decapoda.By Heinrich Balss.(1936)

Study Extent

A report on the decapoda collected near coast of Alexandria, in the year 1933.

Sampling

This dataset is only a part from a large faunistical expedition (http://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=egyptexpeditionpreliminaryrepor) that took place in the coasts near Alexandria. The samples were collected by A. Steuer. For bottom samples almost exclusively a dredge with 20x70 cm opening was used. A single catch was made in a depth of 20 m with a large otter trawl in the eastern part of the Bay of Abukir. In general, the motor-launch of the Marine Laboratory “El Hoot” was used for dredging and a rowing boat in shallow water. All excursions were one-day trips. After the expedition, taxonomic identification of the samples was done by specialists. The results of this expedition were published in separate for each taxonomic group volumes. Thus, sampling methods were described in a preliminary report by A. Steuer. Decapod and Scizopod species were identified by H. Balss and Zimmer C. respectively

Method steps

1. Adolf Steuer.Preliminary report.The Fishery Grounds Near Alexandria. Notes and Memories No 8.http://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=egyptexpeditionpreliminaryrepor http://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=egyptexpeditionbottomsampler Carapace length measurements will be uploaded soon

Main category : Decapoda

1. Decapoda
   rank: order
2. Mysida
   rank: order

Decapoda were found in about 150 sampling stations in the coasts of Alexandria, Egypt.