FAO species catalogue. Vol.13. Marine Lobsters of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of marine lobsters known to date

FAO SPECIES CATALOGUE

Vol.13. Marine Lobsters of the World

An annotated and illustrated catalogue of marine lobsters known to date


prepared by
L. B. Holthuis
Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum
Leiden, The Netherlands


FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Rome, 1991

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Holthuis, L.B.
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, Vol. 13. Rome, FAO. 1991. 292 p.

ABSTRACT

This is the thirteenth issue in the FAO series of world-wide annotated and illustrated catalogues of major groups of organisms that enter marine fisheries. The present volume on marine lobsters includes 149 species in 3 infraorders, 10 families and 33 genera. There is an introductory section that supplies general remarks on the biology and fisheries of lobsters, a glossary of technical terms, illustrated keys to infraorders, superfamilies, families, subfamilies and species, and detailed accounts on species. Species accounts include illustrations of the species and their distributions, and information on scientific and vernacular names, types, distribution, habitat, biology, size, interest to fisheries, and relevant literature. Following the species accounts is a table of species by major fishing area, an index, and a bibliography. Two original contributions to nomenclature are presented in this volume. A new subgenus, Sagmariasus, is erected under the palinurid genus Jasus. In addition, the new name, Callianassa biffari, is proposed to replace the junior primary homonym C. affinis Holmes, 1900.


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FAO Fisheries Synopsis No.125, Volume 13pdf

PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT
CONTENTS

INTRODUCTIONpdf

Illustrated Glossary of Technical Terms

SYSTEMATIC CATALOGUE OF SPECIESpdf

SUBORDER MACRURA REPTANTIA
Key to the three lnfraorders and their Superfamilies

INFRAORDER ASTACIDEA
SUPERFAMILY NEPHROPOIDEA
Key to the Family and Subfamilies of Nephropoidea

Thaumastochelidae
Thaumastocheles
Thaumastocheles japonicus
Thaumastocheles zaleucus
Thaumastochelopsis
Thaumastochelopsis wardi
Nephropidae
Subfamily Neophoberinae
Acanthacaris
Acanthacaris caeca
Acanthacaris tenuimana
Subfamily Thymopinae
Nephropides
Nephropides caribaeus
Nephropsis
Nephropsis acanthura
Nephropsis aculeata

Nephropsis agassizii
Nephropsis atlantica
Nephropsis carpenteri
Nephropsis ensirostris
Nephropsis malhaensis
Nephropsis neglecta
Nephropsis occidentalis

Nephropsis rosea
Nephropsis stewarti
Nephropsis suhmi
Nephropsis sulcata
Thymops
Thymops birsteini
Thymopsis
Thymopsis nilenta
Subfamily Nephropinae
Eunephrops
Eunephrops bairdii
Eunephrops cadenasi
Eunephrops manningi
Homarus
Key to Species
Homarus americanus
Homarus capensis
Homarus gammarus
Metanephrops
Metanephrops andamanicus
Metanephrops arafurensis
Metanephrops armatus
Metanephrops australiensis
Metanephrops binghami
Metanephrops boschmai

Metanephrops challengeri
Metanephrops formosanus
Metanephrops japonicus
Metanephrops mozambicus
Metanephrops neptunus
Metanephrops rubellus
Metanephrops sagamiensis

Metanephrops sibogae
Metanephrops sinensis
Metanephrops thomsoni
Metanephrops velutinus
Nephrops
Nephrops norvegicus
Thymopides
Thymopides grobovi
INFRAORDER PALINURIDEA
SUPERFAMILY ERYONOIDEA
Polychelidae
SUPERFAMILY GLYPHEOIDEA
Glypheidae
Neoglyphea
Neoglyphea inopinata
SUPERFAMILY PALINUROIDEA
Palinuridae
Jasus
Jasus (Jasus) edwardsii
Jasus (Jasus) frontalis
Jasus(Jasus) lalandii

Jasus (Jasus) novaehollandiae
Jasus (Jasus) paulensis
Jasus (Jasus) tristani

Jasus (Sagmariasus) verreauxi
Justitia
Justitia japonica
Justitia longimanus
Justitia mauritiana
Linuparus
Linuparus somniosus
Linuparus sordidus
Linuparus trigonus
Palinurus
Palinurus charlestoni
Palinurus delagoae
Palinurus elephas
Palinurus gilchristi

Palinurus mauritanicus
Palinustus
Palinustus mossambicus
Palinustus truncatus
Palinustus unicornutus
Palinustus waguensis
Panulirus
Panulirus argus
Panulirus cygnus
Panulirus echinatus

Panulirus gracilis
Panulirus guttatus
Panulirus homarus
Panulirus inflatus
Panulirus interruptus
Panulirus japonicus

Panulirus laevicauda
Panulirus longipes
Panulirus marginatus
Panulirus ornatus
Panulirus pascuensis

Panulirus penicillatus
Panulirus polyphagus
Panulirus regius
Panulirus stimpsoni
Panulirus versicolor
Projasus
Projasus bahamondei
Projasus parkeri
Puerulus
Puerulus angulatus
Puerulus carinatus
Puerulus sewelli
Puerulus velutinus
Synaxidae
Palibythus
Palibythus magnificus
Palinurellus
Palinurellus gundlachi
Palinurellus wieneckii
Scyllaridae
Subfamily Arctidinae
Arctides
Arctides antipodarum
Arctides guineensis
Arctides regalis
Scyllarides
Scyllarides aequinoctialis
Scyllarides astori
Scyllarides brasiliensis

Scyllarides deceptor
Scyllarides delfosi
Scyllarides elisabethae
Scyllarides haanii

Scyllarides herklotsii
Scyllarides latus
Scyllarides nodifer
Scyllarides roggeveeni
Scyllarides squammosus

Scyllarides tridacnophaga
Subfamily lbacinae
Evibacus
Evibacus princeps
lbacus
lbacus alticrenatus
lbacus brevipes
lbacus brucei
lbacus ciliatus

lbacus novemdentatus
lbacus peronii
Parribacus
Parribacus antarcticus
Parribacus caledonicus
Parribacus holthuisi

Parribacus japonicus
Parribacus perlatus
Parribacus scarlatinus
Subfamily Scyllarinae
Scyllarus
Scyllarus arctus
Scyllarus batei
Scyllarus bertholdii
Scyllarus brevicornis
Scyllarus martensii
Scyllarus pygmaeus
Scyllarus rugosus
Subfamily Theninae
Thenus
Thenus orientalis
INFRAORDER THALASSINIDEA
Thalassinidae
Thalassina
Thalassina anomala
Upogebiidae
Upogebia
Upogebia capensis
Upogebia major
Upogebia pugettensis
Upogebia pusilla
Upogebia wuhsienweni
Callianassidae
Callianassa
Callianassa australiensis
Callianassa biffari
Callianassa californiensis
Callianassa gigas
Callianassa japonica
Callianassa kraussi
Callianassa petalura
Callianassa turnerana
Callianassa tyrrhena

LIST OF SPECIES BY MAJOR MARINE FISHING AREAS pdf

BIBLIOGRAPHYpdf

INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC AND VERNACULAR NAMESpdf