Biology:Thenus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Scyllaridae |
| Subfamily: | Theninae Holthuis, 1985 |
| Genus: | Thenus Leach, 1815 |
| Species: | T. orientalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Thenus orientalis (Lund, 1793) [2]
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Thenus orientalis is a species of slipper lobster from the Indian and Pacific oceans.
T. orientalis is known by a number of common names. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization prefers the name flathead lobster, while the official Australia n name is Bay lobster.[3][4] In Australia, it is more widely known as the Moreton Bay bug after Moreton Bay, Brisbane, Queensland.[4] In Singapore, both the flathead lobster and true crayfish are called crayfish. They are used in many Singaporean dishes.[5][6][7][8][9] The species is sometimes confused with the Balmain bug (Ibacus peronii) but it can be distinguished by the placement of the eyes: the eyes of I. peronii are near the midline, while those of T. orientalis are at the margin of the carapace.[10]
T. orientalis has a strongly depressed body and grows to a maximum body length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in), or a carapace length of 8 cm (3.1 in).[3]
Thenus orientalis has an Indo-West Pacific distribution, ranging from the east coast of Africa (southern Red Sea, to Natal) to China including the Persian Gulf, southern Japan , the Philippines and along the northern coast of Australia from Western Australia to Queensland.[3] They are also caught on a small scale off the shores of Malaysia and Singapore.[3]
References
- ↑ Chan, T.Y.; Butler, M.; Cockcroft, A.; MacDiarmid, A.; Wahle, R.; Ng Kee Lin, P. (2011). "Thenus orientalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T169979A6698039. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169979A6698039.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/169979/6698039. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Lund, N. T. (1793). "Slægten Scyllarus. Iagttagelser til Insekternes Historie. I.". SKR. Naturh.-Selsk. Kiobenhavn 2 (2): 17–22.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lipke B. Holthuis (1991). "Thenus orientalis". Marine Lobsters of the World. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Food and Agriculture Organization. pp. 227–228. ISBN 92-5-103027-8. http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/bis/lobsters.php?menuentry=soorten&id=205.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Species Thenus orientalis (Lund, 1793)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. June 3, 2010. Archived from the original on December 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111229205218/http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Thenus_orientalis.
- ↑ "Straits Cafe @ Rendezvous Hotel – International Buffet". 14 June 2010. http://sparklette.net/food/rendezvous-hotel-buffet/.
- ↑ "Sakura International Buffet". http://christinelua328.blogspot.com/2009/04/sakura-international-buffet.html.
- ↑ "Singapore-Malaysia Trip: East Coast Seafood Centre". 4 October 2006. http://chowtimes.com/2006/10/04/singapore-malaysia-trip-east-coast-seafood-centre/.
- ↑ "Sweet Chilli Crayfish (龙马精神)". 13 February 2010. http://www.mywoklife.com/2010/02/sweet-chilli-crayfish.html.
- ↑ "What did you eat during the weekend/Holiday?". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714022504/http://www.makansutra.com/forums/singapore/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=16769&start=30.
- ↑ "Balmain Bug Ibacus peronii". New South Wales Department of Primary Industries. http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/balmain-bug.
External links
- Photos of Thenus on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q3089892 entry
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