WoRMS name details
Homarus capensis (Herbst, 1792)
246319 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246319)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Astacus fulvus Fabricius, 1793 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cancer (Astacus) capensis Herbst, 1792) Herbst, J. F. W. (1791-1796). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten. Zweyter Band. Mit XXV Kupfer-Tafeln und Register. Krebse. Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, viii + 225 + [1] pp. 25 pls. [details] 
Type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope
type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope [details]
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Homarus capensis (Herbst, 1792). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246319 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cancer (Astacus) capensis Herbst, 1792) Herbst, J. F. W. (1791-1796). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten. Zweyter Band. Mit XXV Kupfer-Tafeln und Register. Krebse. Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, viii + 225 + [1] pp. 25 pls. [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Shallow coastal waters, rock pools, etc. The extreme rarity of the species is the cause that very little is known about its habitat and biology. Old records, reporting that it is found in fresh water, are definitely incorrect [details]
