Species Puerulus angulatus (Spence Bate, 1888)
Banded Whip Lobster (Fao), Dwarf Lobster, Whip Lobster (Aust)
- Panulirus angulatus 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 [81 pl. 11 figs 2-4].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 88.22 ♂, Eastern Pacific, N of New Guinea (Challenger Stn 219). - Puerulus gracilis Kubo, I. 1939. A new Spiny Lobster, Puerulus gracilis. Bulletin of the Japanese Society of Scientific Fisheries 7: 316-318 2 figs [316 figs 1, 2].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown ♀, off Kominato, Prov. Bosyu [Honshu], Japan.
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 [161]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans (South Africa to Japan).
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, sandy mud bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 180 to 536 m, mainly 300–400 m.
General References
Griffin, D.J.G. & Stoddart, H.E. 1995. Deep-water decapod Crustacea from eastern Australia: lobsters of the families Nephropidae, Palinuridae, Polychelidae and Scyllaridae. Records of the Australian Museum 47(3): 231-263 [Date published 1 December 1995] [237]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 01-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |