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Marbled scud

Jassa marmorata Holmes, 1905

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The marbled scud (Jassa marmorata) is a species in the family Ischyroceridae, order Amphipoda.

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Quick facts about the marbled scud

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the marbled scud live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the marbled scud as introduced in 7 countries.

  1. Argentina
  2. Australia
  3. Chile
  4. Denmark
  5. Ireland
  6. New Zealand
  7. South Africa

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the marbled scud endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the marbled scud classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderAmphipoda
  5. familyIschyroceridae
  6. genusJassa
  7. SpeciesJassa marmorata Holmes, 1905

Synonyms Jassa falcata

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Jassa marbréeFrench
  • ムシャカマキリヨコエビJapanese
  • 큰가위손육질꼬리옆새우붙이Korean
  • Gewone marmervlokreeftDutch
  • Gemarmerde slijkgarnaalDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the marbled scud

Other species in the same genus Jassa.

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Common questions

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Is the marbled scud an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the marbled scud as introduced in 7 countries, including Argentina, Australia, Chile, Denmark and Ireland, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the marbled scud?

The marbled scud (Jassa marmorata) belongs to the family Ischyroceridae in the order Amphipoda.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Marbled scud (Jassa marmorata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-scud

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“Marbled scud (Jassa marmorata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-scud.

BibTeX
@misc{marbled_scud_2026,
  title = {Marbled scud (Jassa marmorata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-scud},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}