Common Spiny Lobster
Palinurus elephas
- Group: Lobster
- Typical depth: 5–200 m
- Max size: 50 cm
- IUCN status: VU
The common spiny lobster shelters in rocky holes and micro caves on coralligenous bottoms from five metres down to two hundred. Reaching about half a metre and lacking large claws, it has been so heavily fished and speared that it is now listed as vulnerable.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Palinuridae › Palinurus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 107703.
FAQ
- How deep does the Common Spiny Lobster live?
- The Common Spiny Lobster (Palinurus elephas) is typically found at 5–200 m.
- How big does the Common Spiny Lobster get?
- The Common Spiny Lobster grows to about 50 cm.