Species Portunus armatus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861)
Australian Blue Swimmer Crab, Australian Sand Crab
Compiler and date details
23 Sept 2010 - P. Davie
- Neptunus armatus Milne Edwards, A. 1861. Etudes zoologiques sur les Crustacés récents de la famille des Portuniens. Archives du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 10: 309-428 pls 28-38 [322, pl. 33, fig. 2].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1858.172.115 ♂ (36.0 × 15.0 mm), Shark Bay, Western Australia.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1858.172 .114 ♂ (34.0 × 16.0 mm), Shark Bay, Western Australia.Subsequent designation references:
Lai, J.C.Y., Ng, P.K.L. & Davie, P.J.F. 2010. A revision of the Portunus pelagicus species-complex (Crustacea: Brachyura: Portunidae),with the recognition of four species. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 58(2): 199–237 [Date published 31 Aug. 2010] [219].
Generic Combinations
- Portunus (Portunus) armatus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861). —
Ng, P.K.L, Guinot, D. & Davie, P.J.F. 2008. Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant brachyuran crabs of the world. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 17: 1-286 [Date published 31 January 2008] [152]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
From Cape Naturaliste, WA, around northern Australia south to about the southern border of NSW; also found in the warmer waters of the South Australian Gulfs, as far south as Barker Inlet in Gulf St Vincent (Kailola et al. 1993). Lord Howe Island; Arafura Sea off southern Papua; occasional records from the North Island of New Zealand; New Caledonia
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Kailola, P.J., Williams, M.J., Stewart, P.C., Reichelt, R.E., McNee, A. & Grieve, C. 1993. Australian Fisheries Resources. Canberra : Bureau of Resource Sciences and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 422 pp.
- Lai, J.C.Y., Ng, P.K.L. & Davie, P.J.F. 2010. A revision of the Portunus pelagicus species-complex (Crustacea: Brachyura: Portunidae),with the recognition of four species. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 58(2): 199–237 [Date published 31 Aug. 2010] [219-224]
Ecological Descriptors
Low intertidal, seagrass, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Intertidal to 50 m depth
General References
Stephenson, W. 1968. Variability in the Sand Crab Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus) (Crustacea: Portunidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 15(2): 83-89 pl. 11
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 23-Sep-2010 | ADDED |