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Mud
Lobster
Thalassina anomala
Family Thalassinidae
Order Decapoda
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This
animal has powerful digging claws and a very slender abdomen, and
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Mud
Lobster mound
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responsible
for the volcano-like mounds of mud in mangrove swamps. These characteristic
mounds can reach several metres in height and diameter. The animal
is very rarely seen, but would occasionally emerge at night after
a rainstorm. |
Mud lobsters feed on
the organic matter in the rich mangrove mud. In some countries, they are
pests owing to their constant burrowing habit which weakens prawn pond bunds
and river banks. They are edible, but are not popular locally. (Length up
to 30cm). |
Introduction
Shore environment |