also made by using under water camera. Water visibility was poor at Munde reef due to muddy substratum.Table1: Population density of Haddon’s anemone (S. haddoni)(Total = 26) and its symbiotic fauna (P. brevicarpalis) (Total =37) in different quadrates from the study area (Gulf of Kutch).Study areaHost anemone (S.Haddoni)Anemone Shrimp (P.brevicarpalis)Q I Q II Q III Total Q I Q II Q III TotalMithapur(Okha)0 1 2 3 0 2 2 4KarumbharIsland3 4 3 10 6 7 4 17Narara Island 3 4 1 8 4 5 0 9GooseReef0 1 1 2 0 2 2 4MundeReef1 1 1 3 1 0 2 3The study showed the presence of availability of 26 Had-don’s anemone and 37 anemone shrimps (Periclimenes brevicarpalis) within the observed quadrates. Maximum density was observed in Karumbhar Island n=10 and at Narara site n=8 with 17 and 9 anemone shrimps respec-‐,vely (Table 1). Less density of anemones was observed in Mithapur n=3, Goos reef n= 2 and Munde reef n=3 is might be due to more silta,on by construc,on of harbours in the vicinity of these reef areas (Sen gupta et al. 2003). Anemone shrimps (P. brevicarpalis) were mostly found in a pair with the host anemone (Fig. 3). Host anemone with single anemone shrimp (male and female) was also re-ported (Fig. 4, Fig. 5). Sexual dimorphism can be easily done, because berried or white patched female is larger than the transparent male ones.In our present study P. brevicarpalis was documented as a symbio,c fauna of S. haddoni from the above selected study area. In previous literature, Clown fish Amphiprion polymnus were recorded from Mithapur area as a symbi-o,c fauna associated with Stoichac3s giganteum (Trivedi 1975). No other study/literature was recorded from the above study region aRer 1975 related to the symbio,c associa,on of Amphiprion sp. and the host anemone. 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AcknowledgementsThe authors are thankful to members of WRRACC, India for their uns,nted help in the field. We are also thankful to authori,es of the Bombay Natural History Society for providing library facili,es. We are also grateful to Mr. Ru-pesh Raut for his cri,cal reading of the manuscript and sugges,ng necessary changes.Figure 1: Study area from Gulf of Kutch (Source Sen Gupta et al., 2003) Figure 2: Haddon’s Sea anemone S$chodac-tyla haddoni from Mithapur. Photo: Unmesh Katwate<strong>Bugs</strong> R A! No. 17 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2011</strong> 33
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