This species has previously been confused with T. indicus, which is now regarded as not occurring in Australia. The species are very difficult to separate using morphological characters. See Burton & Davie (2007).
Identifiers:
AFD
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:e55b58c7-5314-42bb-a295-01debb2ea7eb
Name status: accepted
Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
WoRMS
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382974
Name status: accepted
Checked on: 2019-01-11 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS)
(report and map of occurrences)
Burton, T.E., Davie, P.J.F., 2007. A revision of the shovel-nosed lobsters of the genus Thenus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Scyllaridae), with descriptions of three new species., Zootaxa, Vol. 1429: 1-38.