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Parribacus antarcticus (Lund, 1793)
Seen at depths from 0 to 20 m, in coral or stone reefs with a sandy bottom.
It is nocturnal and in the daytime hides in crevices, sometimes in small groups.
Predatory species, best left in the wild.
Synonymised names:
Cancer (Astacus) ursus major Herbst, 1793 [in Herbst, 1791-1796] (junior synonym)
Ibacus ciliatus Guilding, 1824 (junior synonym and junior homonym)
Parribacus antarcticus carinatus Pfeffer, 1881 (junior synonym)
Parribacus papyraceus Rathbun, 1906 (junior synonym)
Parribacus ursus major (Herbst) (superseded combination of junior synonym)
Pseudibacus Pfefferi Miers, 1882 (junior synonym)
Scyllarus antarcticus Lund, 1793 (basionym)
Scyllarus carinatus Guilding, 1824 (junior synonym)
Seen at depths from 0 to 20 m, in coral or stone reefs with a sandy bottom.
It is nocturnal and in the daytime hides in crevices, sometimes in small groups.
Predatory species, best left in the wild.
Synonymised names:
Cancer (Astacus) ursus major Herbst, 1793 [in Herbst, 1791-1796] (junior synonym)
Ibacus ciliatus Guilding, 1824 (junior synonym and junior homonym)
Parribacus antarcticus carinatus Pfeffer, 1881 (junior synonym)
Parribacus papyraceus Rathbun, 1906 (junior synonym)
Parribacus ursus major (Herbst) (superseded combination of junior synonym)
Pseudibacus Pfefferi Miers, 1882 (junior synonym)
Scyllarus antarcticus Lund, 1793 (basionym)
Scyllarus carinatus Guilding, 1824 (junior synonym)