species: Parribacus antarcticus cf. in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Parribacus antarcticus cf.


©Anne Hoggett: Parribacus antarcticus cf. as found on reef flat at night on eastern side of Lizard Island (specimen 1).

©Anne Hoggett: Parribacus antarcticus cf. as found on reef flat at night on eastern side of Lizard Island (specimen 1).

©Anne Hoggett: Parribacus antarcticus cf. as found on reef flat at night on eastern side of Lizard Island (specimen 2).
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Decapoda
Family Scyllaridae
Genus Parribacus
Species Parribacus antarcticus cf.

Distinguishing features

A large, nocturnal slipper lobster. Tentative identification as Parribacus antarcticus is based on similarity to photos in iNaturalist (accessed 10 Jan 2022) and records of Parribacus at Lizard Island by Jeff Shields in the 1990s.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

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