Ovalipes australiensis
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| Ovalipes australiensi Stephenson, W., and M. Rees., A revision of the genus Ovalipes Rathbun, 1968 |
An edible crab found through southern Australia and fished commercially and recreationally. It is not as important as the blue swimmer or mud crab.
[edit] References
- Management of the Proposed Geographe Bay Blue Swimmer and Sand Crab Managed Fishery
- Sand Crabs, Ovalipes australiensis,. Museum of Victoria.
- Stephenson, W., and M. Rees. 1968. A revision of the genus Ovalipes Rathbun, 1898 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae). Rec. Aust. Mus. 27:213-261.
