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Family Palinuridae

Panulirus ornatus

(Fabricius, 1798)

Ornate Spiny Lobster

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea, South Africa to Southern Japan, south to Papua New Guinea and Australia.

Size: 20 inches (50 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits caves and crevices in rocky coastal areas and usually seen at depths between 3 to 150 feet (1 - 45 m).

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Arthropoda

    Class: Malacostraca

    Order: Decapoda

    Family: Palinuridae

    Genus: Panulirus

FYI: Local human food species.

Shown here for identification only.

 Panulirus ornatus (Ornate Spiny Lobster)
Photo © Andrea & Antonella Ferrari
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