Species Panulirus cygnus George, 1962
Australian Spiny Lobster (Fao), Western Rock Lobster (Aust)
- Panulirus cygnus George, R.W. 1962. Description of Panulirus cygnus sp. nov., the commercial crayfish (or spiny lobster) of Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 45(4): 100-110 2 pls 4 figs [100 pls 1-2, text-figs].
Type data:
Holotype WAM 90-62 ♂, Radar Reef, Rottnest Island, WA.
Paratype(s) RMNH D13107 5 specimens, Rottnest Island, Radar Reef and Strickland Bay, WA; WAM 9319; WAM 257-37 to 260-37; WAM 64/5-53; WAM 40/1-58; WAM 51-58; WAM 53/4-58; RMNH D13107; WAM 69-58, 91-62 to 125-37 41♂ 53♀.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, littoral, rock reef, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Nocturnal, undertake limited migrations, depth 0 to 120 m.
General References
Williams, A.B. 1986. Lobsters—Identification, world distribution, and the U.S. trade. Marine Fisheries Review 48(2): 1-36 figs 1-80 (identification)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |