Brown Spiny Lobster
Panulirus echinatus
- Group: Lobster
- Typical depth: 0–35 m
- Max size: 39 cm
- IUCN status: LC
A spiny lobster of rocky reefs, it wedges into crevices among boulders by day and emerges at night to feed on almost anything it finds. Growing to nearly forty centimetres, it favours offshore ground and waves long whip like antennae instead of crushing claws.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Palinuridae › Panulirus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 107705.
FAQ
- How deep does the Brown Spiny Lobster live?
- The Brown Spiny Lobster (Panulirus echinatus) is typically found at 0–35 m.
- How big does the Brown Spiny Lobster get?
- The Brown Spiny Lobster grows to about 39 cm.