Species Scylla olivacea (Herbst, 1794)
Orange Mud Crab (Fao)
- Cancer olivaceus Herbst, J.F.W. 1794. Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer Systematischen Beischreibung ihrer Verschieden Arten. Berlin & Stralsund Vol. 2 Pt 5 pp. 147162 pls 37–40. [published from 1782–1804] [157 pl. 38 fig. 3].
Type data:
Neotype QM W20895 ♂, Kupang, [West Timor], Indonesia.Subsequent designation references:
Keenan, C.P., Davie, P.J.F. & Mann, D.L. 1998. A revision of the genus Scylla de Haan, 1833 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Portunidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 46(1): 217-245 [233].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans (Pakistan east to Philippines, north to Vietnam and Taiwan, appears to be most common in the South China Sea).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, low intertidal, mangrove, mud bottom, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Associated with mangrove forests and coastlines inundated with reduced salinity seawater during the wet season, in Australia appears to be limited mainly to embayments where salinity is reduced.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |