Hunchback Locust Lobster
Petrarctus rugosus
Category: Crabs & Lobsters
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Scyllaridae
- Genus
- Petrarctus
Where to Find
Found in 8 diving areas across 7 countries and 4 regions.
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia - 1 records
- Isle of Pines, New Caledonia - 1 records
- Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu - 2 records
- Vaavu Atoll, Maldives - 7 records
- Aldabra & Outer Islands, Seychelles - 4 records
- Inner Islands, Seychelles - 10 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 3 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 3 records