{"scientificNameAuthorship":"(A. Milne Edwards, 1861)","RecordModifiedOn":"2019-12-02","CAAB_code":"28911005","phylum":"Arthropoda","Notes":"This species, which is commercially important in most Australian mainland states, was previously known as <i>Portunus pelagicus</i>, and is part of the <i>P. pelagicus</i> species complex widespread in the Indo-Pacific region. This complex has recently been shown to be four separate species, see Lai, Ng & Davie, 2010. This code replaces previous (interim) CAAB code 00 702003 (FISHLIST 702003).","habitat":"Marine unspecified<br>Coastal (0-40m)<br>","NameVerifiedSource":"Lai, J.C.Y., Ng, P.K.L., Davie, P.J.F., 2010. A revision of the <i>Portunus pelagicus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) species complex (Crustacea: Brachyura: Portunidae), with the recognition of four species., <i>The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology</i>, Vol. 58(2): 199-237.","Parent_Id":28911922,"scientificName":"Portunus armatus","kingdom":"Animalia","order":"Decapoda","otherVernacularNames":"blue swimmer crab<ASH>|blue swimming crab|sand crab","Reference":"Ng, P.K.L., 1998. Crabs. In: Carpenter, K.E. Niem, V.H., Editors, <i>FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific.</i>, <b>2</b>: 1045-1155. FAO, Rome","vernacularName":"Blue Swimmer Crab","ChildCodes":"","RecordCreatedOn":"1997-01-01","scientificNameID_WoRMS":"urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:442803","family":"Portunidae","standardName":"Blue Swimmer Crab (AS5300)","class":"Malacostraca","scientificNameID_AFD":"urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:d12568b0-4a0b-46c2-8340-7bf38082df89","CAAB_status":"Valid"}