Thenus orientalis (Lund, 1793)
Synonyms:
Scyllarus orientalis | Lund, 1793, K. Danske Videnskabers Selskab Skrifter, (n.ser.) 2(2): 22. Name placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology, in Opinion 519 (published in 1958).
Thenus indicus | Leach, 1815
Sagaritis orientalis | Billberg, 1820
Scyllibacus orientalis | Desjardins, 1831
FAO Names:
Flathead lobster [English]
Cigale raquette [French]
Cigarra chata [Spanish]
Local Names:
AUSTRALIA: Bay lobster (official name), Moreton Bay bug, Bug, Gulf lobster, Northern bay lobster, Shovelnosed lobster
BURMA: Kyauk-pa-zun
HONG KONG: Pei pa ha
INDONESIA: Udang pasir
JAPAN: Uchiwa-ebi- modoki
KAMPUCHEA: Bangkang pak
MALAYSIA: Udang lobok
MAURITIUS: Homard sans cornes
MOZAMBIQUE: Cava-cava triangular
PAKISTAN: Kikat (Sindhi), Kikka (Baluchistan)
PHILIPPINES: Pitik-pitik, Bay lobster, Cupapa, Sand crayfish, Sand lobster, Shovelnosed lobster, Slipper lobster
SINGAPORE: Common flapjack lobster
TANZANIA: Kamba
THAILAND: Kung kradan, Kung hin