species: Nupalirus sp in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Nupalirus sp


©Anne Hoggett: Nupalirus sp from 500 m depth off Hicks Reef, Qld

©Anne Hoggett: Nupalirus sp from 500 m depth off Hicks Reef

©Anne Hoggett: Nupalirus sp from 500 m depth off Hicks Reef

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Decapoda
Family Palinuridae
Genus Nupalirus
Species Nupalirus sp

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This crayfish was found in the gills of a large orange fish caught on hook and line by commercial fishermen at 500 m depth. The photos were identified by Shane Ahyong (Australian Museum) as Nupalirus, possibly Nupalirus japonicus but examination of the specimen is needed. The genus has not been recorded in Australia before. 

by Geoffrey Shuetrim

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