Amarinus lacustris

Amarinus lacustris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Family:
Hymenosomatidae
Genus:
Amarinus
Species:
A. lacustris
Binomial name
Amarinus lacustris
(Chilton, 1882)
Synonyms [1][2]
  • Elamena lacustris Chilton, 1882
  • Hymenosoma lacustris (Chilton, 1882)
  • Halicarcinus lacustris (Chilton, 1882)

Amarinus lacustris is a species of freshwater crab from Australia, New Zealand and nearby islands, where it lives in water of various salinities. It grows up to 10 mm (0.4 in) wide, with an H-shaped groove on its back. It is an omnivore and is eaten by crayfish and fish. It was first discovered in Lake Pupuke, near Auckland, and is the only freshwater crab in New Zealand.

  1. ^ Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Chilton1914 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).