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Species of crab

Ovalipes australiensis

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Ovalipidae
Genus:	Ovalipes
Species:	O. australiensis
Binomial name
*Ovalipes australiensis* Stephenson & Rees, 1968

Ovalipes australiensis, commonly known as the sand crab or the surf crab, is a species of crab in the family Ovalipidae. Its range extends from Western Australia to Queensland, including Tasmania. It is fished commercially.

References

Stephenson, William; Rees, May (December 1968). "A revision of the genus Ovalipes Rathbun, 1898 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae)". Records of the Australian Museum. 27 (11): 213–261. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.27.1968.445.
Johnston, Harris & Yeoh 2020, p. 1.
Osborne 1987, p. 4.
De Grave, Sammy (10 April 2022). "Ovalipes australiensis Stephenson & Rees, 1968". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
"Species Register: Crabs". Woodbridge School. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
"Atlas of South Australia 1986 / Environment Resources / Fisheries". Retrieved 22 January 2009.

Bibliography

Osborne, Tracey A. (1987). Life history and population biology of the paddle crab, Ovalipes catharus (PhD thesis). University of Canterbury. doi:10.26021/6494.
Johnston, D.; Harris, D.; Yeoh, D. (July 2020). Blue swimmer crab (Portunus armatus) and sand crab (Ovalipes australiensis) resource in the south coast bioregion of Western Australia (PDF) (Report). Fisheries Research Report. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.

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Taxon identifiers
Ovalipes australiensis	Wikidata: Q7113223 AFD: Ovalipes_australiensis BOLD: 100362 GBIF: 4648358 iNaturalist: 489745 IRMNG: 10950087 NCBI: 557284 OBIS: 442756 Open Tree of Life: 334639 SeaLifeBase: 166798 WoRMS: 442756

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