Moreton Bay bug

Moreton Bay bug

Taxobox
name = Moreton Bay bug


image_width = 230px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Crustacea
classis = Malacostraca
ordo = Decapoda
familia = Scyllaridae
genus = "Thenus"
species = "T. orientalis"
binomial = "Thenus orientalis"
binomial_authority = (Lund, 1793)
The Moreton Bay bug ("Thenus orientalis"), also known as the Bay lobster, is a species of slipper lobster found throughout the waters of Australia's north coast. It is a relatively expensive delicacy served in many restaurants in Queensland.

Distribution

"Thenus orientalis" has an Indo-west Pacific distribution, meaning that it is found in the Indian Ocean and western parts of the Pacific Ocean. The distribution stretches from the east coast of Africa to the Red Sea, southern Asia, China and Japan as well as the Philippines, Indonesia and the northern half of the coast of Australia, including Moreton Bay, from which it derives its common name.

Culinary uses

The flesh of the Moreton Bay bug is reported to be unusually versatile, and can be cooked in a variety of ways, including deep-frying, boiling/poaching, steaming, or stir-frying. One common way of preparing this lobster in Thai cuisine is by deep-frying the chopped pieces in a garlic and turmeric flour coating.

Further reading

*cite journal | quotes=no |author=Holthuis, L. B. |authorlink = Lipke Holthuis |year=1946 |title= Biological results of the Snellius Expedition XIV. The Decapoda Macrura of the Snellius Expedition. I. The Stenopodidae, Nephropsidae, Scyllaridae and Palinuridae |journal=Temminckia |volume=7 |pages=1–177 11 pls [106]
*cite journal | quotes=no |author=Jones, C. M. |year=1990 |title=Morphological characteristics of bay lobsters, "Thenus" species, Leach (Decapoda, Scyllaridae), from north-eastern Australia |journal=Crustaceana |volume=59 |issue=3 |pages=265–275 |doi=10.1163/156854090X00453
*cite journal | quotes=no |author=Jones, C. M. |year=1993 |title=Population structure of "Thenus orientalis" and "T. indicus" (Decapoda: Scyllaridae) in northeastern Australia |journal=Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. |volume=97 |issue=2 |pages=143–155 |doi=10.3354/meps097143
*cite journal | quotes=no |author=Lund, N. T. |year=1793 |title=Slægten Scyllarus. Iagttagelser til Insekternes Historie. I. |journal=Skr. Naturh.-Selsk. Kiobenhavn |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=17–22

External links

* [http://morselsandmusings.blogspot.com/2007/01/moreton-bay-bug-w-donut-peach-salsa.html Recipe for Moreton Bay Bug Ceviche w Donut Peach Salsa]
* [http://www.deh.gov.au/cgi-bin/abrs/fauna/details.pl?pstrVol=MALACOSTRACA;pstrTaxa=7647;pstrChecklistMode=1 Australian Biological Resources Study - "Thenus orientalis" (Lund, 1793)]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/centralqld/stories/s1450025.htm Recipe for lime and lemon grass Moreton Bay bug cake]


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