Prawns though not belonging to the group of fishes are the most priced
arthropoda and high ranking of the list of delicacies of the people all over the
world. Due to its exorbitant demand in the international market, the culture of
prawns has become lucrative vocation. In the recent years, the export of prawns
from India has increased manifold. There is a enormous potential for the culture
of the prawns in India. The book highlights the following aspects of prawn and
its culture methods: taxonomy, morphology and biology of prawn. Hatchery,
culture technique and diseases of the prawn are described in detail. This
edition deals exclusively wtih