Decapoda - Achelata - Scyllaridae - Parribacus

Parribacus caledonicus Holthuis, 1960

2 Illustration(s)

World Distribution
(Holthuis, 1991) - Western Pacific, Australia (Queensland), New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, New Hebrides, Fiji, Samoa.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Hard bottom (rock and rubbles)

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 1-20 m

New Caledonia data
Parribacus caledonicus Holthuis, 1960, Proc. Biol. Wash.: 147, New Caledonia [A female (c.l. 72 mm) from lie des Pins, April-May 1960, leg. Dr. Merlet (Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Cat. No. Crust. D. 14506)].
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Holtmi.
Nouvelle Caledonie, PLG — Holthuis LB.
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Richer de Forges B & Laboute P, Etudes & Theses 2: 45-82
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Holthuis LB.
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Holthuis LB.

Comment(s) on data
Communication T.-Y. Chan, July 17, 2012 - You can see that the pale purple spots on the tip of the antennae is distinctly interrupted in P. caledonicus and differ from those of P. antarcticus. Also the orbit is not purple in P. caledonicus, but purple in P. antarcticus. Thus, it confirms my suspect on your 2012 South Pacific guide that your photos of P. caledonicus are not that species but P. antarcticus.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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