Stages Survival Rate Larval duration
wild collected Laboratory Produced wild Brooded Laboratory Produced
zoea I 71.9 ± 1.83 70.44 ± 2.88 3.07 ± 0.20 3.17 ± 0.20
zoea II 66.37 ± 1.90 63.91 ± 1.64 3.05 ± 0.20 3.22 ± 0.18
zoea III 56.36 ± 2.28 52.17 ± 2.03 3.27 ± 0.13 3.2 ± 0.20
zoea IV 50.75 ± 2.35 48.49 ± 2.35 3.31 ± 0.22 3.20 ± 0.25
zoea V 28.16 ± 2.29 26.12 ± 2.28 3.40 ± 0.28 3.44 ± 0.18
Megalopa 11.08 ± 1.25 10.80 ± 1.69 4.67 ± 0.27 4.62 ± 0.35
Crab Instar 3.82 ± 0.37 3.41 ± 4.84 5.44 ± 0.31 5.65 ± 0.28
Total 26.21 ± 0.08 26.50 ± 0.23
Table 3: Larval duration and survival rate of P. pelagicus (The values are in mean± SE)