“…The Intermoult period appears to be distinct for palinurid species and may vary in accordance to the rearing conditions in which the larvae are submitted, such as, adaptation, type of food administered, density, water quality, and others (Kittaka and Ikegani, 1988;Kittaka and Ikegami, 1988;Kittaka and Kimura, 1989;Radhakrishnan and Vijayakumaran, 1995;Kittaka et al, 1998;Matsuda and Yamakawa, 2000;Sekine et al, 2000). Kittaka and Kimura (1989) rearing phyllosomas of P. japonicus, obtained an intermoult period of 6 to 7 days for instar I.…”