Species Panulirus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791)
Coral Cray (Aust), Pronghorn Spiny Lobster (Fao)
- Astacus penicillatus Olivier, A.G. 1791. Écrevisse, Astacus. pp. 327-349 in Olivier, A.G. (ed.). Encyclopédie Méthodique d'Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Paris : Agasse Vol. 6. [343].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 7 specimens (Lamarck collection), Indian Ocean. - Palinurus gigas Lamarck, J.B. 1801. Crustacés. pp. 143-170 in Lamarck, J.B. Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou, tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaus; présentant leurs caractères essentials et leur distribution, d'après la considération de leurs rapports naturels et de leur organisation, et suivant l'arrangement établi dans les galeries du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, parmi leurs dépouilles conservées; précéde du Discours d'ouverture de l'an VIII de la République. Paris : Déterville viii 432 pp. [nom. nov. for Astacus penicillatus Olivier, 1791].
Type data:
Syntype(s). - Palinurus ehrenbergi Heller, C. 1861. Synopsis der im rothen Meere vorkommenden Crustaceen. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 11: 3-32 [25].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMW, 'Coseir' [Quseir, Red Sea coast of Egypt];
Status unknown, NMW, 'Coseir' [Quseir, Red Sea coast of Egypt].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Holthuis, L.B. 1991. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, 13: i-viii, 1-292 [151]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans, tropical east Pacific.
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Distribution References
- Ng, P.K.L. & Naruse, T. 2014. The lobsters of Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, with new records of Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881) and Enoplometopus voigtmanni Türkay, 1989 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palinuridae, Scyllaridae, Enoplometopidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 305–312 [Date published 25 Dec 2014] [306]
Ecological Descriptors
Littoral, rock bottom, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
In clear water, often in surf zones and in surge channels—often near arid coasts and small islands, nocturnal, hides in rocks and sand, depth 1 to 4 m.
General References
Holthuis, L.B. 1946. Biological results of the Snellius Expedition XIV. The Decapoda Macrura of the Snellius Expedition. I. The Stenopodidae, Nephropsidae, Scyllaridae and Palinuridae. Temminckia 7: 1-177 11 pls [125] (full synonymy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 26-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |