Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Parribacus scarlatinus Holthuis, 1960

Langostino

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Malacostraca

Order
Decapoda

Family
Scyllaridae

Genus
Parribacus

Species
scarlatinus

Taxon category: Accepted

The record of this taxon is based on a report from the Charles Darwin Foundation, and a sample is available with the collection number MCCDRS( ) (Hearn, A., 2004).

Origin: Vagrant

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Galapagos Islands, Central Pacific Ocean from Kapingamarangi through the Marshall, Gilbert and Phoenix Islands to the Marquesas (Hearn, A., 2004).

References

  • Ahyong, S. Boyko, C.B., Bailly, N., Bernot, J., Bieler, R, ... Williams, D.M., Williams, G., Wilson, R., Witkowski, J., Wyatt, N., Wylezich, C., Xavier, J., Xu, K., Zanol, J., Zeidler, W., Zhao, Z., Zullini, A. (2024) World Register of Marine Species Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. doi:10.14284/170
  • Hearn, A. (2004) Evaluación de las poblaciones de langostas en la Reserva Marina de Galápagos Informe Final 2002-2004.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Parribacus scarlatinus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25545. Accessed 31 October 2026.