Species Petrarctus rugosus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
Hunchback Locust Lobster (Fao)
- Scyllarus rugosus Milne Edwards, H. 1837. Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, comprenant l'anatomie, la physiologie et la classification de ces animaux. Paris : Libraire Encyclopedique de Roret Vol. 2 532 pp., Atlas 32 pp., 42 pls. [283].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP (no longer extant), Pondicherry, SE India. - Arctus tuberculatus Spence Bate, C. 1888. Report on the Crustacea Macrura collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 24: 1-942, i-xc figs 1-76 pls 1-150 [70 pl. 10 figs 1, 2].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH, between New Guinea and Australia (Challenger Stn 190).
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 [225]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Sandy to muddy bottoms, sometimes with coral, shell or grit, depth 20 to 60 m, rarely reported from 100 or 200 m.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 01-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 29-Mar-2012 | 29-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2012 | 29-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |