taxonID	type	description	language	source
03B78782AF1413131AC88FAEFE9E16E4.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Sakthikulangara (off Kollam 8 ° 56 ’ 60.78 ” N; 76 ° 32 ’ 34.27 ” E) fish landing center, 1 male (TL: 80 mm; CL: 29 mm, RL: 7 mm, Weight: 9.102 gm), 1 female (TL: 65 mm; CL: 21 mm, RL: 7 mm, Weight: 4.446 gm), 200 – 230 m depth during November 2019. Characters of specimen from off Kerala. S. parajaponica is characterized by the presence of distinctive large red spot encircled by a white band on the posterior dorsum of the carapace stretching across three posterior dorsal teeth. Rostrum not overreaching scaphocerite with its tip bidentate, one tooth present on the ventral side of the rostrum and the hepatic spine is strong and well developed (Fig. 1 C). A blunt spine like out-growth is present behind the hepatic spine. The dorsal carina of the carapace bears 5 – 8 teeth with posterior 4 or 5 teeth large and strong (Fig. 1 D). Infraorbital lobe is rounded or slightly biangular. The scaphocerite is triangular and with the disto-lateral tooth overreaching the lamella. The third maxillipeds are strong and reach beyond the tip of the scaphocerite. The dorsal tooth of first abdominal segment well developed, tip pointing upwards. The tooth of the second abdominal pleura well developed, strong and acute (Fig. 1 E). The anterior three abdominal pleura, are usually with single spine on the postero-ventral margin, whereas the fourth has three spines and fifth with two spines (Fig. 1 F). Process of distal ventolateral lobes of petasma enlarged. The distal ventrolateral lobes of petasma are stretched transversely (Fig. 1 G) in males while in females the rear part of thelycum considerably enlarged (Fig. 1 H) in S. parajaponica. Coloration: Body is reddish orange with brownish irregular marks unevenly distributed all over the body and the presence of a distinctive large red spot encircled by a white band on the posterior dorsum of the carapace.	en	Chakraborty, Rekha Devi, Gayathri, A. P., Sreelakshmy, S., Aghana, M., Kuberan, G. (2021): DNA barcoding of deep-sea shrimp Sicyonia parajaponica Crosnier, 2003 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Sicyoniidae) from southwest coast of India. Zootaxa 4985 (1): 125-130, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4985.1.9
