Deep-Sea taxon details
Palinurus mauritanicus Gruvel, 1911
107704 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107704)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Gruvel, A. (1911). Mission Gruvel sur la Côte occidentale d'Afrique (1909–1910). Résultats scientifiques et économiques. Contribution á l'étude générale systématique et économique des Palinuridae. <em>Annales de l'nstitut océanographique (Fondation Albert 1er, Prince de Monaco).</em> 3(4): 5-56, pls. 1-6., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.16273 [details] 
Type locality contained in Mauritanian Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Mauritania, Cabo Barbas of Western Sahara and...
type locality contained in Mauritanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Mauritania, Cabo Barbas of Western Sahara and St. Louis of Senegal [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Depth range 180-600m. In the western Mediterranean mostly between 400 and 500 m
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Depth range 180-600m. In the western Mediterranean mostly between 400 and 500 m
Depth range 180-600m. In the western Mediterranean mostly between 400 and 500 m [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Palinurus mauritanicus Gruvel, 1911. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107704 on 2026-02-15
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Palinurus mauritanicus Gruvel, 1911. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107704 on 2026-02-15
original description
(of ) Gruvel, A. (1911). Mission Gruvel sur la Côte occidentale d'Afrique (1909–1910). Résultats scientifiques et économiques. Contribution á l'étude générale systématique et économique des Palinuridae. <em>Annales de l'nstitut océanographique (Fondation Albert 1er, Prince de Monaco).</em> 3(4): 5-56, pls. 1-6., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.16273 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Lioris, D., Rucabado, J. 1998. Guide d'identification des Ressources Marines Vivantes du Maroc. Guide FAO d'identification des espèces pour les besoins de la pêche. Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'Alimentation et l'Agriculture : 263pp., available online at https://www.fao.org/4/w9160f/w9160f00.htm [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Holthuis, L. B. (1991). FAO species catalogue. Vol 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. <em>FAO fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125(13): 1–292. [details] Available for editors
additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Lioris, D., Rucabado, J. 1998. Guide d'identification des Ressources Marines Vivantes du Maroc. Guide FAO d'identification des espèces pour les besoins de la pêche. Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'Alimentation et l'Agriculture : 263pp., available online at https://www.fao.org/4/w9160f/w9160f00.htm [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Holthuis, L. B. (1991). FAO species catalogue. Vol 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. <em>FAO fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125(13): 1–292. [details] Available for editors
additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Type locality Mauritania, Cabo Barbas of Western Sahara and St. Louis of Senegal [details]
Unreviewed
Depth range 180-600m. In the western Mediterranean mostly between 400 and 500 m [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | bakhoucheazeffane | [details] |
| Dutch | Portugese langoest | [details] |
| English | spiny lobsterock lobsterpink spiny lobsterMoroccan crawfish | [details] |
| French | langouste roselangouste du Portugallangouste du largelangousta | [details] |
| German | rosa LangustePortugiesische LangusteMauretanische Languste | [details] |
| Hassaniyya | ghomeira | [details] |
| Italian | aragosta mauritanicaaragosta de fondalearagosta biancaaragosta | [details] |
| Japanese | iseebi | [details] |
| Portuguese | lagosta-rosealagosta-de-fundura | [details] |
| Russian | rozovaya langust | [details] |
| Spanish | langosta rosadalangosta rojalangosta mora | [details] |
| Wolof | soumpesoum | [details] |
