Parribacus

{{Short description|Genus of crustaceans}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Parribacus-antarcticus2-National-Zoo-2010.jpg

| image_caption = Parribacus antarcticus

| taxon = Parribacus

| authority = Dana, 1852 {{ITIS |id=97681 |taxon=Parribacus}}

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision =

• P. antarcticus Lund, 1793
• P. caledonicus Holthuis, 1960
• P. holthuisi Forest, 1954
• P. japonicus Holthuis, 1960
• P. perlatus Holthuis, 1967
• P. scarlatinus Holthuis, 1960

}}

Parribacus is a genus of slipper lobsters, containing six species, all of which are used locally as human food sources.{{cite book |url=http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/bis/lobsters.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=57 |chapter=Parribacus |work=FAO Species Catalogue, Volume 13 |title=Marine Lobsters of the World |author=Lipke B. Holthuis |author-link=Lipke Holthuis |publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization |year=1991 |isbn=92-5-103027-8 |series=FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125}}