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Crayfishes, and traded in the UK and 234 Traded , lobsters and crabs

Plate 1 pallipes, White-clawed , Hertfordshire, UK. Male. 4.2 em total length. Crayfishes 235

Plate 2 astacus, Noble Crayfish, River Elbe, Germany. Male. 5.5 em total length. 236 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs

Plate 3 leptodactylus, Long-clawed Crayfish, Grand Union Canal, London, UK. Male. 14.5 em total length. Crayfishes 237

Plate 4 (P) leniusculus leniusculus, , County, USA. Male. 15 em total length. 238 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs

Plate 5 (F) limosus, Striped Crayfish Virginia, USA. Female. 7 em total length. Crayfishes 239

Plate 6 (S) clarkii, Red Swamp Crayfish, Harrods Food Hall, London, UK. Male. 12 em total length. 240 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs

Plate 7 destructor, Melbourne Yabby, Hermannsburg, South . Female. 11.5 em total length Crayfishes 241

Plate 8 , Harvey River, Female. 10 em total length. 242 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs

Plate 9 gammarus, European Clawed , Tunisian market. Male. 26 em total length. Clawed lobsters 243

Plate 10 Homarus americanus, American Clawed Lobster, South Devon, UK. Male. 26 cm total length (Probably escaped from captiv• ity as indicated by banded claw). 244 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs

Plate 11 norvegicus, Clawed Lobster, Loch Torridon, , UK. Male. 12.5 cm total length. Clawed lobsters 245

Plate U andamanicus, Andaman Clawed Lobster, Natal, . Male. 18 cm total length. 246 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs

Plate 13 elephas, European Spiny Crawfish, Tunisian market. Male. 23 em total length. Crawfishes 247

Plate 14 , Pink Spiny Crawfish, West Africa. Male. 13 cm total length 248 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs

Plate 15 regius, Royal Spiny Crawfish, Senegal, West Africa. Female. 15 cm total length. Crawfishes 249

Plate 16 lalandii, Cape Rock Crawfish, . Male. 21 em total length. 250 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs

Plate 17 latus, Mediterranean , . Female. 17 em total length. Slipper lobsters 251

Plate 18 arctus, Small European Locust Lobster, Guern• sey, Channel Islands, UK. Male. 10 cm total length. 252 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs

Plate 19 Puerulus sewelli, Arabian Whip Crawfish, Arabian Gulf. Male. 14 em total length.. Squat lobsters 253

Plate 20 johni, Yellow , , . Male. 10 cm total length. 254 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs

Plate 21 monodon, Red Squat Lobster, . Male. 8 em total length. Stone crabs 255

Plate 22 Lithodes santolla, Patagonian Royal Stone , South Magellan, South America. Female. 5.5 cm carapace length

Plate 23 Paralithodes camtschaticus, Alaskan King Stone Crab, Alaska. Female. 16 cm carapace length 256 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs

Plate 24 , European Edible Crab, Devon, UK. Male. 8 cm carapace length Edible crabs 257

Plate 25 Necora puber, Velvet Swimming Crab, South coast of UK. Male. 5.5 cm carapace length.

Plate 26 , Chesapeake Bay Swimming Crab, Bra• zil, South America. Male. 8 cm carapace length 258 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs

Plate 27 Portunus pelagicus, Blue Swimming Crab, Gulf of Suez. Male. 9 cm carapace length. Swimming crabs 259

Plate 28 , Mud Swimming Crab, . Male. 11 cm carapace length. 260 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs

Plate 29 Eriphia verrucosa, Warty Xanthid Crab, . Female. 4.3 cm carapace length. Mitten crabs 261

Plate 30 Eriocheir sinensis, Mitten Crab, Middlesex, UK. Male. 5 cm carapace length 262 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs

Plate 31 Uca tangeri, Moroccan Fiddler Crab, Ria Formosa, Portu• gal. Male. 2.3 cm carapace length. Geryonid crabs 263

Plate 32 Chaceon maritae, West African Geryonid Crab, South At• lantic. Male. 14 cm carapace length. 264 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs

Plate 33 squinado, Thorn-back Spider era, Devon, UK. Fe• male. 14 cm carapace length Spider crabs 265

Plate 34 opilio opilio, Atlantic Snow Spider Crab, Canadian Atlantic. Female. 12 cm carapace length. Asil pavurya 136 Index Astacoidea vernacular name 12 (pages with illustrations are shown in bold) gouldi classification 14 Abbreviations x size 188 Abdomen 1-3 Astacus Aden tails 214 fluviatilis 36 Aegean , leniusculus 180 see potamios nobilis 36 Aetekrabbe 158 pallipes 34 African clawed lobster, Astacus see Metanephrops mozambicus recognition features 33, 36, 38-39 Alaskan king stone crab, classification 13-14 see Paralithodes camtschaticus 37,235 Alimango 226 leptodactylus leptodactylus 39, 236 American salinus 39 clawed lobster, pachypus33 see Homarus americanus Astacus (Astacus) astacus 36 river crayfish 182 Astakos 56, 66 Amerikanischer flusskrebs 182 Astakoudaki .72 Anacra 146 megalo 70 Andaman clawed lobster, Astice 56 see Metanephrops andamanicus Atelecyclus Angular crabs classification 17 classification 18 recognition features 134 rotundatus 135 taxonomic features 22-3 undecimdentatus 134 Antennae 1 Atelecyclus septemdentatus 134 Arabian whip crawfish, Atlantic see Puerulus sewelli pink spiny crawfish, Aragosta mediterranea 66 see Palinurus mauritanicus Araignee snow spider crab, arostre pointu 174 see Chionecetes opilio opilio de mer 172 Augustinus krab 96 naine 172 Australian spiny crawfish, Arana 172 see de mar 168 Austropotamobius de mar patas largas 170 recognition features 33-34 species classification 14 recognition features 219 pallipes 35, 234 classification 15 legal protection 13 regalis 217 status ofsubspecies 33 commerce 215 torrentium 33 Armoured clawed lobster, Austropotamobius (Atlantoastacus) see Metanephrops armatus pallipes italicus 34 268 Index

pallipes pallipes 34 -clawed , Azeffarie 68 see Porcel/ana platycheles Brown king stone crab, Bakhouche 68 see Parahthodes brevipes Beerkreeft 70, 72 Bruja 86 Bernard I'hermite 86 Buey de mar 136 Bernard's , Biiyiik ayi istakozu 70 see Pagurus bernhardus Bidenticulate crab 134 Cabra 172 Bieberstein's freshwater crab, Cabrot 172 see Potamon ibericum Californian crayfish 180 Bjornkrafta 70, 72 78 Bjernkreps 70, 72 Callianassa tyrrhena 79 Blakrabba 148 classification 16 Blakrabbe 148 recognition features 78 Blaukrabbe 148 Callinectes sapidus 149, 257 Blauwe zwemkrab 148 classification 18 Blauwpootzweemkrab 142 economics 117 Blue in tariffs 177 crab recognition features 148 restriction ofname 148 <;alpara 146 crawfish 68 Cambara 172 -legged swimming crab 142 manna 226 affinis 182 king stone crab, clarkii 184 see Parahthodes Camber crayfish 182 swimming crab, see Portunus pelagicus classification 17 Boc 172 recognition features 136 Bocek 66 Cancerpagurus 137,256 Bogavante 56 classification 17 Boron 152 economics 116 Box crabs legal landed sizes 136 classification 17 mating 5 identification 120, 124 recognition features 136 Brachynoms~xdenmtus Cangrejo classification 19 aterciopelado 156 immigrant 115 azul 148 Brachyura de los mejillones 158 recognition features 23 de rio 34 vernacular name 12 de rio americano 182 Bristly xanthid crab, de senal 180 see Pi/umnus hirtel/us dentado 132 Broad moruno 152 circular crab, vert 150 see Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Cangrexo 150 Index 269

Cape rock crawfish, classification 14 see Jasus (Jasus) lalandii importations 178 Caranguejo-mouro 152 recognition features 186, 188 Caranguexo 150 albidus Carapace 1 186 Carcinides maenas 150 destructor 187, 240 Carcinus confused of 186 classification 18 tenuimanus 189,241

recognition features 150 recognition features 188 I aestuati Chesapeake bay swimming crab, economics 118, 150 see Callinectes sapidus maenas 151 Chimbori 226 economics 117 Chinese moulting 5 mitten crab 162 Caribbean wolhandkrab 162 spiny crawfish, Ch'inghsieh 226 see Chionoecetes xanthid crab, classification 19 see Dy5panopeus sayi importations 118, 226 Carrac;o 140 in tariffs 177 Casa-alugada 86 recognition features Caspian crayfish, bairdi 227 see Astacuspachypus opilio elongatus 227 Cavaco 70 opilio opilio 230, 265 Cavum 142 tanneri 227 Centolla 172 status ofopilio elongatus 226 cephalothorax 1 Cicala di mare 72 Cervimunidajohni 221,252 agrande 70 classification 16 Cicaledda 80 imported 220 Cigala 58 recognition features 220 Cigale noire 70 Chaceon Cigarra 70 classification 17 de mar 70 affinis 139 Cingene pavuryasi 150 compared with C maritae 227 Circular crabs recognition features 138 classification 17 maritae 228, 263 identifications 120, 134 imported 226 Cirkelronde krab 134 Chancre 150 Classification de drague 136 changes in 13 Charybdis species ofdecapods 13 classification 18 Clawed lobsters immigrants 116 44-51 Chelipeds 2 importations 41, 190 Cherax albidus 186 marketing 5]-4 Cherax life history 42-3 270 Index

native species 41 recognition features 22, 61, sexing 5 64-5, 199,202-9 species numbers 21 sexing 6 recognition features 21, 54-5, species numbers 22 190-3 vernacular names usage 198 Cleanser crab 142 Crayfish, see freshwater crayfishes Clibanarius erythropus 93 Crevette fouisseuse 80 classification 16 recognition features 92 Demoiselle 146 Common Demon-faced crab 136 crabs hermit crab 86 classification 17 lobster 56 recognition features 120 spider crab 172 porter crab, Corbola 80 see Medorippe lanata selvatica falsa 78 Deniz 6riimcegi 172 Corbols salvadega 78 Devil crab 96 Corystes cassivelaunus 133 Diogenes pugilator 91 classification 17 classification 16 recognition features 120, 132 recognition features 90 Corwich 172 Dohlenkrebs 34 Crabbe epineux 96 Dromia personata 123 Craba e'mari 172 classification 17 Crabe recognition features 122 it laine 146 Dromia vulgaris 122 it sardine 140 Dromie 122 blue 148 Dublin bay 58 chinoise 162 Dwarfxanthid crab, de roche 96 see Rhithropanopeus dormeur 122 harrisii enrage 150 Dybvandshummer 58 fantome 168 Dyspanopeus sayi lithodid 96 classification 18 masque 132 immigrant 115 nageur 144 poilu 156 Ebalia tuberosa 131 verruquex 152 classification 17 vert 150 recognition features 130 Cranca 172 Ecrevisse Crawfishes it patte greles 38 aquaculture 64 it pieds blancs 34 classification 15 de californie 180 commercial species 62, 198 rouge de marais 184 fisheries 62, 198 Edible life history 63 crabs native species 62 classification 17 Index 271

recognition features 120 recognition features 22 meat 4 species numbers 22 Endophragmal skeleton 4,5 lobsters Erakkorapu 86 recognition features 22 Eremitkrafta 86 sexing 5 Eremitkrebs 86 species numbers 22 Eremittkreps 86 Falsa necora 142 Eriocheir Fan and mitten lobsters classification 19 classification 15 sinensis 163,261 importations 215 economics 162 Fanse krabber 96 importations 188, 226 Farzit 70 recognition features 162 Favollo 152 status ofjaponica 162 Fiddler crabs Eriphia spiniforns 152 classification 19 Eriphia verrucosa 153, 260 identification 121 classification 18 Flagella 1 economics 118 Flathead lobsters recognition features 152 classification 15 Ertekrabbe 158 Flat lobster 70 E~enkrabbe~e 158 Flat-nosed lobster 72 Espanjanhummeri 72 Flodkrafta 34 Etrille commune 146 Fluwele zwemkrab 146 pattes bleues 142 Flying gillie 144 armatus Flying swimming crab, classification 14 see holsatus size 188 Formosan clawed lobster, Eucrate crenata see Metanephropsformosanus classification Franquet fuster 128 immigrant 116 Freshwater Eupagurus crabs bernhardus 86 classification 19 prideauxi 88 recognition features 121 European crayfishes clawed lobster, classification 13 see data base for 179 spiny crawfish, diseases 31 see farming 28-31 Evibacus princeps 216 28 classification 15 legislation 179 3, 4 life history 28 1 native species 27 recognition features 21, 27, 33 Face crab 128, 134 species numbers 21 False vernacular names 198 crabs Furrowed xanthid crab, 272 Index

see Xantho illcisus Green crab 150 Green rock crawfish, Gaddakrabba 96 see Jasus () glabra 102 verreauxi Galathea Grimaldi's stone crab, classification 16 see Neolithodes grimaldii recognition features 101-2, 104 Grosse seespinne 172 squamifera 103 Grosse cigale 70 strigosa 105 Grosser biirenkrebs 70 Grote spinkrab 172 vernacular name 12 Guernsey crab 136 Galician crayfish 38 Gambero Hairy di fiume 34 box crab, di fiume turco 38 see Homola barbata Gebochelde spinkrab 174 crab 156 Gelasimus tangeri 164 -fisted crab 162 Geryon affinis 13 8 Harbour Geryonid crabs crab 150 classification 17 swimming crab, recognition features 120-1, 138,227 see Gestekelde sponspootkrabe 168 Harig porceleinkrabbetje 110 Gewone Havskriift 58 hooiwagenkrab 170 Haxkrabbe 124 zwemkrab 144 Helmet crab, Ghost mud lobster, see C01ystes cassivaulunus see Callianassa tyrrhena Helmkrab 132 Giant mangrove swimming crab 226 Henslow's Gibb's spider crab, schwimmkrabbe 140 see Pisa armata swimming crab 140 Gills 3 Heremietkrab 86 Gkagkala 172 Hermit crabs Gol istakozu 34 bionomics 84 Goneplacid crabs classification 16 classification 18 life history 83 Gonopods 2 recognition features 22, 83, 85 Granceola 172 sexing 5 Grancevola 172 Heteropanope laevis Granchio 142 classification 18 nuotatore 148 immigrant 116 Granciporro 136 Homard 56 Grande cigale 70 Homarus Granzoporo 152 classification 14 Great species compared 190-1 crab 136 americanus 191,243 norway crab 96 economics 190 Index 273

recognition features 190 size 198 ganlnlarus 57,191,242 as tourists trophies 198 largest 56 legal landed sizes 56 Kaiserhummer 58 recognition features 56, 190 Karavida 58 Homola barbata 127 tou glykou nerou 34 classification 17 Kavouras 136, 150 recognition features 126 Keisarihummeri 58 Hummer 56 Keonid 172 Kerevit 38 novemdentatus Kerry witch 146 figure 216 Kesis istakozu 88 Import licences 177 Khadapi chimbori 226 Imported species 172 freshwater crayfishes 178-189 Kleiner barenkrebs 72 clawed lobsters 190-7 Krabbe 136 crawfishes 198-214 Krabbtaska 136 shovel-nosed lobsters 215-19 Krank-avel 140 squat lobsters 220-1 Kreeft 56 stone crabs 222-5 Kuyuk ayi istakozu 72 true crabs 226-230 dorsettensis 169 Lagosta 66 classification 19 da pedra 72 recognition features 168 verde 68 Intersegmental membranes 2 Langoest 66 Isohamahakkirapu 172 Langosta Istakos 56 comun 66 Italian freshwater crab, real 68 see Potamonfluviatile fluviatile Langostim 58 Italienischer taschenkrebs 152 do rio 34 Italikos kavouras 148 amarillo 220 Jaiba 142 colorado 220 Japanese clawed lobster, Langouste see Metanephropsjaponicus rouge 66 Japanese mitten crab. royal 68 see Eriocheirjaponica Langoustine 58 Jarradh el bahr 66 Langspriet 112 Jasus Langust 66 classification 15 Languste 66 recognition features 210-13 Languster 66 (Jasus) edwardsii 210-11 Langusti 66 (Ja~;us) lalandii 210-11,249 Latreille's hermit crab, (Jasus) paulensis 210-11 see Clibanarills erythroplls (Jasus) tristani 210-11 Lavagante 56 (Sagmariaslls) verreallxi 210-11 Leach's squat or plated lobster, 274 Index

see rostrata 171 Legal landed sizes classification 19 Cancer 136 recognition features 170 Homarus 56 Madeiran crab, lesser spider crab, see Cancer bellianus see Maja crispata Magnosa 70 Leucosia signata Maja classification 17 classification 19 immigrant 116 crispata Linnaeus's vernacular riames 172 pea crab, squYlado 173,264 see Pinnotheres pisum confusion with stone crabs 95 crab, economics 117, 172 see Dromia personata recognition features 172 Liocarcinus Mamun 80 classification 18 Mandibles 1 recognition features 142, 144 Mangrove crab 226 depurator 143 Marbled rock crab, holsatus 145 see Pachygrapsus marmoratus Liocarcinus puber 146 Marine crayfishes Lithodes antarctica 222 vernacular name 198 Lithodes Marron, classification 16 see Cherax tenuimanus recognition features 96, 222-223 Marsh crayfish 38 maja 97 Mary crab 142 santolla 224, 255 Masineta 142 commerce 222 Masked crab 132 Lithodidae Maskeringskrabba 172 vernacular name 12 Mating 5 Little hairy crab 122 Maulwurfkrebs 78, 80 Livid swimming crab 144 Mavi Yengey 148 Long-clawed Maxillae 1 crab 132 Maxillipeds 2 crayfish, Mediterranean see Astacus leptodactylus salinus mud lobster, porcelain crab, see Upogebia pusilla see Pisidia longicomis rock crab, Long-legged spider crab, see Brachynotus sexdentatus see Macropodia rostrata slipper lobster, swamp crayfish 184 see Lyra 72 shore crab, see Carcinus aestuari Macropipus Medorippe lanata 129 depurator 142 classification 17 holsatus 144 recognition features 128 Macropode 170 Melbourne Yabby, Index 275

see Cherax destructor Myrajugax Metanephrops 195 classification 17 classification 14 immigrant 116 cjnorway lobster 192 fisheries 194 Narrow-mouth crabs species compared 196-7 classification 17 andamanicus 193, 196,245 Navalheira 146 armatus, 196 -azul 148 jormosanus 196 Necora 146 japonicus 196 Necora puber 147, 257 mozambicus 197 classification 18 sagamiensis 197 economics 117 thomsoni 197 recognition features 146 veiutinus 197 Nefrops 58 Mitten crab, Neoiithodes grimaidii see Eriocheir sinensis classification 16 Montagu's crab 154 recognition features 95 Moreton bay flathead lobster, Nephropoidea see orientalis vernacular name 12 Moroccan fiddler crab, 59,193,244 see Uca tangeri classification 15 Morphology x legal landed sizes 58 Mosseelkrabbetje 158 recognition features 58, 192 Moulting 5 Nephropsis atlalltica Mouthparts classification 15 Mud recognition features 55 lobsters Nili chimbori 226 bionomics 76 Nipper crab 140 classification 16 Noble crayfish, life history 75 see Astacus astacus astacus recognition features 22, 76 Nomenclature 11 sexing 6 Nona kankra 226 species numbers 22 Noordsee tunnels of 77 -einsiedlerkrebs 86 78, 80 -taschenkrebs 136 spiny crawfish, Noordzeekrab 136 see Panulirus poiyphagus Noorse kreeft 58 swimming crab, North atlantic shore crab, see Scylla serrata see Carcinus maenas bamffica 106 Northern stone crab, Munida rugosa 107 see Lithodes maia classification 16 Norway recognition features 106 clawed lobster, Murray cray, see Nephrops norvegicus see Euastacus armatus crab 96 Muscles 4 Nurrabeil yabby, 276 Index

see Cherax albidus recognition features 66, 202 Nut crabs elephas 67,200-1,246 classification 17 mauritanicus 67,247 recognition features 120 Panulirus classification 15 Old man's face crab 132 fisheries 198 oosetae 3 in tariffs 177 182 marketing 199 Orconectes (Faxonius) recognition features 68,203,208-9 limosus 183,238 vernacular names 198 classification 14 argus 204,206 commercial value 178 cygnus 204, 206 recognition features 182 homarus 205, 207 Ornate , ornatus 204, 206 see polyphagus 205,207 Ox crab 136 regius 69, 248 versicolor 205, 207 Pachygrapsus marmoratus 161 Parachaeraps bicarinatus 186 classification 19 Paralithodes recognition features 160 classification 16 Pacifastacus leniusculus 180 recognition features Pacifastacus (Pacifastacm) brevipes 222-3 leniusculus leniusculus 181, 237 camtschaticus 222, 225, 255 classification 14 in tariffs 117 farming 29 fisheries 222 importations 178 platypus 223 recognition features 237 Paralomis Pacific snow spider crab, classification 16 see recognition features 95 elongatus bouvieri 95 Paguridae 5pectabilis 95 vernacular name 12 Paramola cuvieri 125 Paguro bernado 88 classification 17 Pagurus recognition features 124 classification 16 Paromole 123 recognition features 86, 88 Parribacus antarcticus 216 bernhardus 87 classification 15 prideaux 89 commerce 215 Pagurus solitarius 88 Patagonian royal stone crab, Painted spiny crawfish, see Lithodes santolla see Pateixo 140 Palinuridae Patelo 140 vernacular names 12, 198 Paura 152 genera compared 202 Pavurya 152 Palinurus Pea crabs classification 15 classification 18 Index 277

recognition features 121 Pond crayfish 38 Pennant's Porcelaenskrabbe 110 ebalia 130 Porcelain crabs nut crab, classification 17 see Ebalia tuberosa bionomics 109 spider crab 168 life history 108 Petite cigale 72 recognition features 99, 109 Petrokavouras 152 Porceleinkrabbetje 112 Pilado 140 Porcellana longicornis 112 Pilumnoides inglei Porcellana platycheles 111 classification 18 classification 17 introduced 115 recognition features 110 Pilumnopeus vauquelini Porcellanidae classification 18 vernacular names 12 immigrant 116 Porselenskrabber 110 Pilumnus hirtellus 157 Porter crab 128 classification 18 Portunus recognition features 156 depurator 142 Pinnothere 158 holsatus 144 Pinnotheres puber 146 subspecies status 158 Portunus pelagicus 229, 258 pisum 159 classification 18 classification 18 immigrant 116 recognition features 158 importations 118, 226 Pisa armata 175 recognition features 227 classification 19 Potamobius recognition features 174 fluviatilis 36 Pisidia leniusculus 180 classification 17 Potamon recognition features classification 19 bluteli 109 recognition features 166 longicornis 112, 113 fluviatile flUViatile 167 longimana 109 ibericum 167 Plated lobster 102, 106 potamios 167 Pleopods 2, 3 Prickly crab 96 Pleuroncodes Prideaux's hermit crab 88, classification 17 see Pagurus prideaux recognition features 220 184 monodon 221,254 Procambarus (Scapulicambaru5) imported 220 clarkii 185,239 planipes status of 220 classification 14 Plomb 172 damage caused by 178 Poinclos 136 recognition features 184 Polybius henslowii 141 Puerulus sewelli 200-1,214,252 classification 18 classification 15 recognition features 140 recognition features 202 278 Index

Pygmy locust lobster, see Arctides regalis see Royal spiny crawfish, Radjungan 226 see Pallulirus regius Rantataskurapu 150 lobster 68 Rauhe schwimmkrabbe 142 Rugose squat lobster, Red see Munida rugosa -banded clawed lobster, Ruig krabbetje 156 see Metallephrops thomsoni Running crabs crab 220 classification 19 crayfish 184 recognition features 121 geryonid crab, Ruwe kiezelkrab 130 see Chaceon affinis lobster 220 St Paul Rock lobster, rock crayfish, see Jasus (Jasus) paulensis see Jasus (Sagmariasus) Samoan crab 226 edwardsii Samtkrabbe 146 slipper lobster, Sand see Scyllarides herklotsii crab 226 squat lobster, ghost lobster 72, 78 see ghost 72 swamp crayfish, Sandkrebs 78 see Procambarus Santiaguito 72 (Scapulicambarus) clarkii Santola 172 Regulations Sapateira 136 food labelling 13 Sardine swimming crab, Rhithropanopeus harrisii see Polybius henslowii classification 18 Sastre negro 102 immigrant 118 Scalloped spiny crawfish, Risso's box crab, see see Paromola cuvieri Scampi 13, 58 Rivierkreeft 34 Scampo 58 Rock Scaphognathite 1 crab(s) 160 Scarlet clawed lobster, classification 19 see recognition features 121 Scorpion spider crab, crawfish see Inachus dorsettensis name restricted to Jasus 198 Scylla serrata 229, 259 marketing 199 classification 18 recognition features 210-13 importations 118, 226 lobster 66 recognition features 227 vernacular name usage 198 Sculptured Rostrum 1 clawed lobster, Roux's hermit crab, see Metanephrops sagamiensis see Diogelles pugilator mitten lobster, Royal spanish lobster, see Parribacus alltarcticus Index 279

Scyllaridae queen spider crab, vernacular name 12 see Scyllarides spider crabs classification 15 recognition features 227 recognition features 70, 219 Soft locust lobster, herklotsii 217 see Scyllarus batei latus 71, 250 Soldier crab 86 cfimported species 215 Soum 68 Scyllarus Spanish and slipper lobsters cfimported species 215 classification 15 recognition features 72, 219 imported species 215 arctus 73, 251 recognition features 72, 219 batei 217 Sperm recaptacle 2 pygmaeus 72 Spider crabs Sexing decapods 2, 3, 5 classification 19 Shield 3 recognition features 121 Shield fan lobster, Spindelkrabba 172 see Evibacus princeps Spiny Shore crabs crawfishes and lobsters, classification 18 restriction ofname 198 recognition features 121 lobster 66 Shovel-nosed lobsters spider crab 172 classification 15 squat lobster 104 imported species 215 Sponge crabs life history 63 classification 17 species numbers 22 recognition features 120 recognition features 22, 61, 64, 215, Squat lobsters 218-19 classification 16 Siderokavouras 146 bionomics 101 Signal crayfish, commerce 100 see Pacifastacus imported species 220 (Pacifastacu!» leniusculus life history 100 leniusculus recognition features 23,99, 101 Signalkrebse 180 Stankelbenskrabbe 168, 170 SinUcrabba 142, 146 Steinkrabbe 96 Simontorps crayfish 180 Stenorhynchus rostratus 170 Sinitaskurapu 148 Sternum 3 Sjokreps 58 Stone Skaltsini 88 crab(s) 226 Sleepy crab 122 classification 16 Slender-legged spider crab 170 commerce 95 Small european locust lobster, imported species 222 see life history 94 Smooth fan lobster, recognition features 95,222 see Ibacus novemdentatus crayfish, Snow see Austropotamobius 280 Index

torrentium True crabs Strandkrab 150 classification 17 Strandkrabbe 150 imported species 226 Strigose squat lobster, introduced species 115 see life history 118 Striped crayfish, life styles 119 see Orconectes (Faxonius) native species fished 116 limosus recognition features 23, 120 Sumptkrebs 38 sexing 6 Suonunekrabber 144 species numbers 23 Svommekrabbe 142, 146 Turkish crayfish 38 Swamp crab 226 Uca tangeri 164, 262 crayfish 38 classification 19 Swimming crabs economics 164 classification 18 recognition features 164 recognition features 121 Uneven crab 130 UK custom and excise tariff 177 Tanner spider crab, Upogebia littoralis 80 see Chionoecetes tamleri Upogebia pusilla 81 Taskekrabbe 136 classification 16 Tasmanian crayfish, recognition features 80 see Astacopsis gouldi Uropods 3 Taxonomy 11 1,3 Varunid crabs Thalamita poissonii classification 19 classification 18 Velvet immigrant 116 clawed lobster, littoralis 80 see Metanephrops velutinus fiddler crab 146 vernacular name 12 swimming crab, Thelxiope barbata 126 see Necora puber Thenus orientalis 217 Vernacular names x, 12, 198 classification 15 commerce 215 Warty xanthid crab, Thoracic limbs 2 see Eriphia verrucosa Thorn-back spider crab, West african see fiddler crab 164 Topo de mar 78 geryonid crab, Tourteau poupart 136 see Chaceon maritae Tristan rock crawfish, White see Jasus (Jasus) tristani -clawed crayfish, Troldhummer 102 see Austropotamobius pallipes Troldkrabbe 172 -footed crayfish 34 Trolkrabber 96 Whip crawfishes Trollhummer 106 restriction ofname 198 Index 281

importations 199 Wolhandkrabben 162 Wolkrab 122

Xanthid crabs classification 18 recognition features 121 Xantho floridus 154 Xantho classification 18 recognition features 154 incislis 155 pilipes 154

Yellow squat lobster, see Cervmllnidajohni Yengey 140, 142

Zespoot 112 Ziz el bahr 72 Zwemkrab 142, 144