Crab ID
Submitted by Fathom on Mon, 2017-09-04 22:56
Would anyone have a fairdinkum POSITIVE ID on this Crab please? Just worried whether I should report it as some sort of invasive species of Asian Paddle Crab I found
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meglodon
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You certainly should
I can't give you a positive ID but I think you certainly should report it to fisheries, anything caught that you have doubt about what it is IMO should be reported. You have an excellent pic of the crab email it to them.
Fathom
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WA Museum bloke?
Think the legend is called Glen? He knows .....maybe?
Sandgroper-WA
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http://www.fisheries.wa.gov.
http://www.fisheries.wa.gov.au/documents/biosecurity/asian_paddle_crab.pdf
beeroclock
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Looks more like our native four lobed swimming
crab as theres no spines between the eyes and doesn't have 6 spines either side of the eyes
devhay
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Looks more like a native 4
Looks more like a native 4 lobed swimmer to me
www.fish.wa.gov.au/Documents/biosecurity/asian_paddle_crab.pdf
Fathom
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Yeah.. looks like...
This is different to the "Four Lobe", I have 2 specimens. Waiting for fisheries research to get back to me with an ID or hopefully the rights to name it