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Bulldozer lobster
Parribacus antarcticus (Lund, 1793)
AnimalsLobsters, crawfish, cicadas... (Palinoures and Astacoures)
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesiaGuadeloupeMartinique
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Sculptured mitten lobsterBritish English
- Sculptured slipper lobsterBritish English
- Rauher BärenkrebsGerman (Germany)
- Cigarra chinesaEuropean Spanish
- Cigale de mer sculptéeFrench (France)
- Cigale savateFrench (France)
- Est également utilisé pour P. caledonicus.French (France)
- Maman homardFrench (France)
- Marie-caragneFrench (France)
- Nom donné en Nouvelle-CalédonieFrench (France)
- TianePopinéeFrench (France)
- Zuidelijke beerkreeftDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
- Cancer
- carinatus
- Ibacus
- Parribacus
- Scyllarus
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, NOËL Pierre in : DORIS, 05/06/2016 : Parribacus antarcticus (Lund, 1793), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1221
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Parribacus antarcticus (Lund, 1793), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2065
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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