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Colour Plates Colour plates Crayfishes, lobsters and crabs traded in the UK and Europe 234 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs Plate 1 Austropotamobius pallipes, White-clawed Crayfish, Hertfordshire, UK. Male. 4.2 em total length. Crayfishes 235 Plate 2 Astacus astacus, Noble Crayfish, River Elbe, Germany. Male. 5.5 em total length. 236 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs Plate 3 Astacus leptodactylus leptodactylus, Long-clawed Crayfish, Grand Union Canal, London, UK. Male. 14.5 em total length. Crayfishes 237 Plate 4 Pacifastacus (P) leniusculus leniusculus, Signal Crayfish, Washington County, USA. Male. 15 em total length. 238 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs Plate 5 Orconectes (F) limosus, Striped Crayfish Virginia, USA. Female. 7 em total length. Crayfishes 239 Plate 6 Procambarus (S) clarkii, Red Swamp Crayfish, Harrods Food Hall, London, UK. Male. 12 em total length. 240 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs Plate 7 Cherax destructor, Melbourne Yabby, Hermannsburg, South Australia. Female. 11.5 em total length Crayfishes 241 Plate 8 Cherax tenuimanus, Marron Harvey River, Western Australia Female. 10 em total length. 242 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs Plate 9 Homarus gammarus, European Clawed Lobster, 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 Nephrops norvegicus, Norway Clawed Lobster, Loch Torridon, Scotland, UK. Male. 12.5 cm total length. Clawed lobsters 245 Plate U Metanephrops andamanicus, Andaman Clawed Lobster, Natal, South Africa. Male. 18 cm total length. 246 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs Plate 13 Palinurus elephas, European Spiny Crawfish, Tunisian market. Male. 23 em total length. Crawfishes 247 Plate 14 Palinurus mauritanicus, Pink Spiny Crawfish, West Africa. Male. 13 cm total length 248 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs Plate 15 Panulirus regius, Royal Spiny Crawfish, Senegal, West Africa. Female. 15 cm total length. Crawfishes 249 Plate 16 Jasus lalandii, Cape Rock Crawfish, New Zealand. Male. 21 em total length. 250 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs Plate 17 Scyllarides latus, Mediterranean Slipper Lobster, Madeira. Female. 17 em total length. Slipper lobsters 251 Plate 18 Scyllarus 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 Cervimunida johni, Yellow Squat Lobster, Chile, South America. Male. 10 cm total length. 254 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs Plate 21 Pleuroncodes monodon, Red Squat Lobster, Panama. Male. 8 em total length. Stone crabs 255 Plate 22 Lithodes santolla, Patagonian Royal Stone Crab, 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 Cancer pagurus, 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 Callinectes sapidus, 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 Scylla serrata, Mud Swimming Crab, India. Male. 11 cm carapace length. 260 Traded crayfishes, lobsters and crabs Plate 29 Eriphia verrucosa, Warty Xanthid Crab, Portugal. 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 Maja squinado, Thorn-back Spider era, Devon, UK. Fe­ male. 14 cm carapace length Spider crabs 265 Plate 34 Chionoecetes 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) Astacopsis gouldi classification 14 Abbreviations x size 188 Abdomen 1-3 Astacus Aden tails 214 fluviatilis 36 Aegean freshwater crab, leniusculus 180 see Potamon potamios nobilis 36 Aetekrabbe 158 pallipes 34 African clawed lobster, Astacus see Metanephrops mozambicus recognition features 33, 36, 38-39 Alaskan king stone crab, species classification 13-14 see Paralithodes camtschaticus astacus astacus 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 Anomura 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 Panulirus cygnus de mar 168 Austropotamobius de mar patas largas 170 recognition features 33-34 Arctides 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 porcelain crab, 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 hermit crab, 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 Callianassa subterranea 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 Cambarus manna 226 affinis 182 king stone crab, clarkii 184 see Parahthodes platypus Camber crayfish 182 swimming crab, Cancer bellianus 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 aquaculture 186 Carcinides maenas 150 destructor 187, 240 Carcinus confused taxonomy 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 Panulirus argus 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 fisheries 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
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