Spotted Spiny Lobster
Panulirus guttatus
- Group: Lobster
- Typical depth: 0–23 m
- Max size: 20 cm
- IUCN status: LC
A spiny lobster that lives only on coral reefs, hiding by day in rocky crevices, seagrass and rubble down to about twenty three metres. It emerges at night to forage as an omnivore, reaching around twenty centimetres long.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Palinuridae › Panulirus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 382896.
FAQ
- How deep does the Spotted Spiny Lobster live?
- The Spotted Spiny Lobster (Panulirus guttatus) is typically found at 0–23 m.
- How big does the Spotted Spiny Lobster get?
- The Spotted Spiny Lobster grows to about 20 cm.