Parribacus antarcticus

Parribacus antarcticus is a species of slipper lobster. Its common names include 'sculptured mitten lobster' and 'sculptured slipper lobster' in English, and ula-pehu and ula-pápapa in Hawaiian. Parribacus antarcticus can reach a length of about 20 cm in males, but usually they are between 12 and 15 cm.. They are yellowish, mottled with brown and black patches, while rostrum and orbital margin are purplish. They have quite flattened bodies, with dorsal surface covered with tubercles and short hairs. The lateral margin shows large teeth banded with yellow, orange and light purple. In the abdominal somites the transverse groove is wide, with just a few hairs or tubercles. The small eyes are situated inside not closed orbits on the anterior margin of the carapace.