Abstract:Limited information is available on mysids in estuarine systems in Sri Lanka. Present study attempts to find out the distribution of mysids in Puttalam lagoon and also to evaluate the possible factors affecting its distribution. The spatial distributional survey recorded 30 mysid habitats. Mesopodopsis zeylanica, Mesopodopsis orientalis and a new Sirella srilankensis were identified, with M. orientalis being the most abundant and widely distributed species. Survey of temporal variation in mysid abundance was a… Show more
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