First record of Puerulus mesodontus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Achelata, Palinuridae) from south of Java, Indonesia.
BACKGROUND
Three specimens of Puerulus mesodontus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Achelata, Palinuridae) were collected from Palabuhanratu Bay, southern Java, Indonesia. There is no previous record on the presence of the species in Indonesia. This finding represents the first record of this species in Java, Indonesia, and confirms that the species is present in the Indian Ocean. The morphological characters of the species are described.


CONCLUSIONS
This paper contains a new distribution record of a lobster species from Indonesian waters.
Department of Aquatic Resources Management, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia.
Yusli
Y
Wardiatno
Department of Aquatic Resources Management, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia.
Agus Alim
AA
Hakim
Department of Aquatic Resources Management, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia.
Ali
A
Mashar
Department of Aquatic Resources Management, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia.
Nurlisa Alias
NA
Butet
Center for Coastal and Marine Resources Studies, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia.
Luky
L
Adrianto
Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia.
Achmad
A
Farajallah
Decapoda; Indian Ocean; Palabuhanratu bay; deep-sea spiny lobster; new finding