Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Sculptured Slipper Lobster
Parribacus antarcticus
Sculptured Slipper Lobster
Also known as: Sculptured Mitten Lobster, Brown Slipper Lobster
Category: Slipper Lobsters
Scientific Name: Parribacus antarcticus
Size: 4 to 8 in. (10 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 10-75 ft. (3-23 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Achelata (Infraorder)
        └Scyllaridae (Family) Slipper Lobsters
         └Parribacus (Genus)
          └P. antarcticus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 210364🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49794🔗

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