Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Parribacus scarlatinus
Langostino
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
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).
- 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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This page should be cited as follows:
"Galapagos Species Database, Parribacus scarlatinus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25545. Accessed 31 October 2026.