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Family: Scyllaridae slipper lobsters (See list of species below)

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22 species in Pacific, Northwest with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Arctides regalis
[Royal Spanish lobster]
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Bathyarctus formosanus
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Biarctus sordidus
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Chelarctus cultrifer
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Crenarctus bicuspidatus
[Slipper lobsters]


Eduarctus martensii
[Striated locust lobster]
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Eduarctus pyrrhonotus
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Eduarctus reticulatus
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Galearctus aurora
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Galearctus kitanoviriosus
[Kitano locust lobster]
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Galearctus timidus
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Ibacus ciliatus
[Japanese fan lobster]


Ibacus novemdentatus
[Smooth fan lobster]


Parribacus antarcticus
[Sculptured mitten lobster]
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Parribacus japonicus
[Japanese mitten lobster]


Petrarctus brevicornis
[Blue-back locust lobster]


Petrarctus rugosus
[Hunchback locust lobster]


Remiarctus bertholdii
[Two-spot locust lobster]


Scammarctus batei
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Scyllarides haanii
[Aesop slipper lobster]


Scyllarides squammosus
[Blunt slipper lobster]


Thenus orientalis
[Flathead lobster]
22 Species of Family Scyllaridae
(slipper lobsters)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Arctides regalis Royal Spanish lobster Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 6 CL
Bathyarctus formosanus Northwest Pacific
Biarctus sordidus Indo-West Pacific.
Chelarctus cultrifer Indo-Pacific. 3.1 CL
Crenarctus bicuspidatus Slipper lobsters Indo-West Pacific. 2.5 CL
Eduarctus martensii Striated locust lobster Indo-West Pacific. 6 TL
Eduarctus pyrrhonotus Indo-West Pacific.
Eduarctus reticulatus Indo-West Pacific 2 CL
Galearctus aurora Pacific Ocean. 2.4 CL
Galearctus kitanoviriosus Kitano locust lobster Western Pacific. 3.6 CL
Galearctus timidus Indo-West Pacific. 2.8 CL
Ibacus ciliatus Japanese fan lobster Western Pacific. 23 TL
Ibacus novemdentatus Smooth fan lobster Indo-West Pacific. 19 BL
Parribacus antarcticus Sculptured mitten lobster Indo-Pacific and Western 20 TL
Parribacus japonicus Japanese mitten lobster Northwest Pacific 16 BL
Petrarctus brevicornis Blue-back locust lobster Western Pacific. 1.8 CL
Petrarctus rugosus Hunchback locust lobster Indo-West Pacific 2.3 CL
Remiarctus bertholdii Two-spot locust lobster Indo-West Pacific. 6.8 TL
Scammarctus batei Indo-West Pacific. 7 CL
Scyllarides haanii Aesop slipper lobster Indo-Pacific. 17 CL
Scyllarides squammosus Blunt slipper lobster Indo-Pacific 40 TL
Thenus orientalis Flathead lobster Indo-West Pacific. 27.7 TL



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