Parribacus perlatus

{{Short description|Species of crustacean}}

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| image = Parribacus perlatus (YPM IZ 022650).jpeg

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=MacDiarmid, A. |date=2011 |title=Parribacus perlatus |volume=2011 |page=e.T170090A6709780 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T170090A6709780.en |access-date=6 November 2022}}

| genus = Parribacus

| species = perlatus

| authority = Holthuis, 1967{{cite WoRMS |title=Parribacus perlatus |id=382928 |access-date=6 November 2022}}

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Parribacus perlatus, the Easter Island mitten lobster, is a species of slipper lobster found around Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean. The lobster is a traditional food source for the Rapanui where it is known as {{lang|rap|rape-rape}}.

Description

Adults of Panulirus pascuensis can grow to a total length of {{convert|11|cm|0}}, with a carapace {{convert|4|-|5|cm|abbr=on}} long.{{cite web |url=http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=lobsters&id=196&menuentry=soorten |title=Easter Island mitten lobster (Parribacus perlatus) |work=Marine Lobsters of the World |publisher=Marine Species Identification Portal |access-date=6 November 2022}}

Distribution and habitat

Panulirus pascuensis is native to the coast of Easter Island in the south eastern Pacific Ocean. It is found on rocky shores in shallow waters at depths of up to {{convert|2|-|18|m}}, hiding during the day under boulders and in crevices.

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