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Family Palinuridae

Panulirus femoristriga

(Von Martens, 1872)

Striped-leg Spiny Lobster

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Maldives to Japan and south to the Philippines, Solomon Islands and northern Australia.

Size: 12 inches (30 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits rocky shallow coral reef environments and usually seen at depths between 3 to 65 feet (1 - 20 m).

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Arthropoda

    Class: Malacostraca

    Order: Decapoda

    Family: Palinuridae

    Genus: Panulirus

FYI: A local human food species.

Shown here for identification only.

 Panulirus femoristriga (Striped-leg Spiny Lobster)
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