Deep-Sea taxon details
Panulirus versicolor (Latreille, 1804)
210359 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:210359)
accepted
Species
Palinurus versicolor Latreille, 1804 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Palinurus versicolor Latreille, 1804) Latreille, P.A. (1804). Des langoustes du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. <em>Annales du Muséum national Histoire naturelle.</em> 3: 388-395. [details] 
Note “Cette jolie espèce nous est arrivèe par...
Type locality “Cette jolie espèce nous est arrivèe par la frègate le Naturaliste”, probably Mauritius and/or Timor [details]
Depth range in shallow water, from the sublittoral down to 15m depth, in coral reef areas, often on seaward edges of the reef plateau
Depth range in shallow water, from the sublittoral down to 15m depth, in coral reef areas, often on seaward edges of the reef plateau [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Panulirus versicolor (Latreille, 1804). 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=210359 on 2026-02-05
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Panulirus versicolor (Latreille, 1804). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210359 on 2026-02-05
Date
action
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2000-09-14 06:49:43Z
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Garcia, Maria
original description
(of Palinurus versicolor Latreille, 1804) Latreille, P.A. (1804). Des langoustes du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. <em>Annales du Muséum national Histoire naturelle.</em> 3: 388-395. [details]
context source (Introduced species) Fofonoff, P.W.; Ruiz, G.M.; Steves, B.; Carlton, J.T. (2014-2024). National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS). , available online at http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) ERM. (1998). Fisheries resources and fishing operations in Hong Kong waters. Final report. Submitted to Agriculture & Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
basis of record Fischer, W.; Bianchi, G. (1984). FAO Species identification sheets For Fisheries Purposes: Western Indian Ocean. <em>FAO, Rome.</em> [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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
context source (Introduced species) Fofonoff, P.W.; Ruiz, G.M.; Steves, B.; Carlton, J.T. (2014-2024). National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS). , available online at http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) ERM. (1998). Fisheries resources and fishing operations in Hong Kong waters. Final report. Submitted to Agriculture & Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
basis of record Fischer, W.; Bianchi, G. (1984). FAO Species identification sheets For Fisheries Purposes: Western Indian Ocean. <em>FAO, Rome.</em> [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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality “Cette jolie espèce nous est arrivèe par la frègate le Naturaliste”, probably Mauritius and/or Timor [details]From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species remark In United States part of the North Atlantic (Marine Region) : "We cannot conclusively say that P. versicolor has an established population in coastal Georgia waters". [details]Introduced species vector dispersal In United States part of the North Atlantic (Marine Region) : Possible that it was released intentionally for religious groups or aquaria owners OR via ballast water from cargo ships docked nearby the site. [details]
Unreviewed
Depth range in shallow water, from the sublittoral down to 15m depth, in coral reef areas, often on seaward edges of the reef plateau [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | huk paak mun lung ha | [details] |
| English | striped crayfishporcelain crayfishpainted spiny lobsterpainted spiny crawfishpainted rock lobsterpainted crayfishpainted crawfishmarine crayfish | [details] |
| Fijian | uraudina | [details] |
| French | langouste barrioléela porcelaine | [details] |
| German | Vielfarbige LangusteSchmucklangusteBunte LangusteBlaue Schmucklanguste | [details] |
| Indonesian | udang barong | [details] |
| Japanese | ゴシキエビgoshiki-ise-ebigoshiki ebi | [details] |
| Malay (individual language) | udang karang | [details] |
| Portuguese | lagosta pintada | [details] |
| Sindhi | kikat | [details] |
| Southern Balochi | kikka | [details] |
| Spanish | langosta colorete | [details] |
| Tagalog | banangbanagan | [details] |
| Thai | kun mangkon | [details] |
| Vietnamese | tôm hum | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (51 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Palinurus versicolor Latreille, 1804)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Palinurus versicolor Latreille, 1804)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Painted Rock Lobster (Juvenile Phase))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Painted Rock Lobster)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Panulirus versicolor)
To GenBank (74 nucleotides; 102 proteins) (from synonym Palinurus versicolor Latreille, 1804)
To GenBank (74 nucleotides; 102 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 137894 Panulirus versicolor)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 210138 Panulirus versicolor)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (53 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Palinurus versicolor Latreille, 1804)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Palinurus versicolor Latreille, 1804)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Painted Rock Lobster (Juvenile Phase))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Painted Rock Lobster)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Panulirus versicolor)
To GenBank (74 nucleotides; 102 proteins) (from synonym Palinurus versicolor Latreille, 1804)
To GenBank (74 nucleotides; 102 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 137894 Panulirus versicolor)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 210138 Panulirus versicolor)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (53 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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