MORETON BAY BUG

CAAB Code: 28 821903

Standard Fish Name: MORETON BAY BUG

Scientific Name: Thenus spp

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Family: Scyllaridae

Obsolete Names: bay lobster; baylobster; bug; gulf-lobster; mudbug; northern baylobster; sandbug; shovelnose lobster

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Scyllaridae Family Members

CAAB CODE	STANDARD FISH NAME (SFN)	SFN SCOPE	SCIENTIFIC NAME	OBSOLETE NAMES	PHOTO
28 821901	BALMAIN BUG	Group	Ibacus spp	bug; flapjack; flying saucer; shovelnose lobster; slipper lobster; southern baylobster; squagga ... more
28 821904	BUG	Group	Ibacus & Thenus spp	baylobster; gulf-lobster;mudbug; northern baylobster; sandbug; shovelnose lobster; Moreton Bay bug; ... more
28 821903	MORETON BAY BUG	Group	Thenus spp	bay lobster; baylobster; bug; gulf-lobster; mudbug; northern baylobster; sandbug; shovelnose lobster ... more
28 821902	SLIPPER LOBSTER	Group	Scyllarides spp	Aesop slipper lobster; blind lobster; blunt slipper lobster; bug; deep water bug; flat lobster; shov ... more
28 821001	Whitetail Bug	Species	Ibacus alticrenatus	blind lobster; bug; deep water bug; shovelnose lobster; slipper bug; slipper lobster ... more

Database last updated: 20060927