| Zoeal stages |
Prominent characters |
Size range (mm) |
| I |
Sessile eyes |
1.89-2.07 |
| II |
Stalked eyes |
2.13-2.36 |
| III |
Rostrum with epigastric tooth, uropod developed |
2.37-2.52 |
| IV |
Rostrum with 2 dorsal teeth |
2.53-2.62 |
| V |
Buds of 4th pereiopod developed |
2.69-2.89 |
| VI |
All pereiopods developed |
3.02-3.97 |
| VII |
Uniramous buds of pleopods developed |
3.78-4.32 |
| VIII |
Pleopods biramous |
4.34-5.03 |
| IX |
1st and 2nd pereiopods chelate |
5.04-5.76 |
| X |
Appendix interna developed |
5.77-6.02 |
| Post-larvae |
Spines on ventral side of the rostrum developed |
6.04-6.30 |
