Login | Request Account (DAF staff only)

Distribution of Juvenile, subadult and adult Scylla serrata (Crustacea: Portunidae) on tidal flats in Australia

Share this record

Add to FacebookAdd to LinkedinAdd to XAdd to WechatAdd to Microsoft_teamsAdd to WhatsappAdd to Any

Export this record

View Altmetrics

Hill, B.J., Williams, M. J. and Dutton, P. (1982) Distribution of Juvenile, subadult and adult Scylla serrata (Crustacea: Portunidae) on tidal flats in Australia. Marine Biology, 69 . pp. 117-120. ISSN 0025-3162

Full text not currently attached. Access may be available via the Publisher's website or OpenAccess link.

Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00396967

Abstract

In Deception Bay, northern Australia, during 1979–1981, a study was made of the distribution of Scylla serrata (Forskal) in an area having a broad intertidal zone. Juveniles (20 to 99 mm carapace width) were resident in the mangrove zone, remaining there during low tide. The majority of subadult crabs (100 to 149 mm) migrated into the intertidal zone to feed at high tide and retreated to subtidal waters at low tide. Adults (150 mm and larger) were caught mainly subtidally and only small numbers were captured in the intertidal at high tide. Few crabs were captured in the coolest months (May to August). Adults were captured on the flats mainly in the warmest months (January to April), but subadults could be captured over the entire summer (September to March). Juveniles were found in the upper intertidal throughout the year.

Item Type:Article
Subjects:Aquaculture and Fisheries > Fisheries > By region or country > Australia
Aquaculture and Fisheries > Fisheries > Fishery for individual species
Aquaculture and Fisheries > Fisheries > Shellfish fisheries
Live Archive:16 Feb 2024 00:27
Last Modified:16 Feb 2024 00:27

Repository Staff Only: item control page