General Morphology : Head & tail part

Families: Squillidae


1. Antenna
2. Endopod
3. Eye
4. The antennule scale
5. Cheliped
6. Central groove
7. Gastric region
8. Gastric groove
9. Thoracic appendages
10. The fifth thoracic lateral spine
11. The fifth thoracic segment
12. The sixth thoracic segment
13. The seventh thoracic segment
14. The eighth thoracic segment

1. Central groove
2. Endopod
3. Endospine
4. Exospine
5. Upper part of exopod
6. Lower part of exopod


Family Squillidae

The length and width of the carapce are not equal. Carapace with conspicuous ridges; horizontal ridges on the posterior end of the carapace. The first five abdominal segments have rows of ridges. There are more than three inner spines at the chelipeds.