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Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Scyllaridae slipper lobsters

Genus: Parribacus

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6 species (see list below)
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Cantat, A.

Indo-Pacific and Western
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Parribacus antarcticus(Lund, 1793)

Photo by Cantat, A.
 
Parribacus antarcticus
[Sculptured mitten lobster]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm BL
 
Parribacus caledonicus
[Caledonian mitten lobster]

Morejohn, K.G.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Parribacus holthuisiForest, 1954

Photo by Morejohn, K.G.
 
Parribacus holthuisi
[Red-spotted mitten lobster]
No picture found

Max. Length 16 cm BL
 
Parribacus japonicus
[Japanese mitten lobster]

FAO

Southern Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Parribacus perlatusHolthuis, 1967

Photo by FAO
 
Parribacus perlatus
[Easter Island mitten lobster]

FAO

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm BL
Parribacus scarlatinusHolthuis, 1960

Photo by FAO
 
Parribacus scarlatinus
[Marbled mitten lobster]


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