Pandalus indica, De Man, 1917

Ahamed, Ferdous, Cardoso, Irene A., Ahmed, Zoarder F., Hossain, Md. Y. & Ohtomi, Jun, 2017, An overview of the genus Plesionika Bate, 1888 (Decapoda, Caridea, Pandalidae) in Asian waters, Zootaxa 4221 (5), pp. 575-593 : 583

P. indica De Man, 1917

Description. Rostrum 1.8 times as long as carapace, far overreaching antennal scale, armed dorsally throughout length with 27–33 teeth, including 4–6 on carapace posterior to level of orbital margin, 2–4 posteriormost teeth with distinct basal suture but none with barbed tips, armed ventrally with 22–27 teeth; abdomen without posteromesial tooth or median dorsal carina on 3rd somite; eye subpyriform, maximum diameter fully 1/6 carapace length, ocellus prominent, somewhat constricted at juncture with cornea; 3rd maxilliped with epipod, penultimate segment 1.2–1.4 times as long as terminal segment; 2nd pereopods subequal with prominent epipods, bearing 31– 34 carpal articles (De Man 1920; Chace 1985).

Distribution. Indonesia, South China Sea, Philippines and Japan; at depths of 238– 472 m. ( Li & Komai 2003).