Palinurus barbarae
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| Palinurus barbarae Groeneveld, Griffiths & van Dalsen, 2006 |
Palinurus barbarae is a species of spiny lobster described in 2006, which was found by fisherman working the waters above the Walters Shoals, a series of submerged mountains 700 km south of Madagascar [1][2]. The lobster weighs 4 kg and reaches up to 40 cm long excluding the long antennae, and is similar to P. delagoae, found off South Africa, from which it may be differentiated by a number of characters including the larger number of spines [3]. There are fears that the species, which lives in an area outside any country's jurisdiction may now be exploited [1] or that it has already been brought near to extinction by overfishing [2].
[edit] References
- ^ a b New giant lobster species from the Madagascar Ridge. Science in Africa.
- ^ a b John Yeld. "Scientists find new giant lobster species", Cape Argus, 2006-09-11, p. 3.
- ^ Groeneveld, J. C., C. L. Griffiths & A. P. van Dalsen (2006). A new species of spiny lobster, Palinurus barbarae (Decapoda, Palinuridae) from Walters Shoals on the Madagascar Ridge. Crustaceana 79 (7): 821–833. DOI:10.1163/156854006778008177.
