How deep does the Blue Spiny Lobster live?

The Blue Spiny Lobster (Panulirus inflatus) is typically found at 0–30 m.

Blue Spiny Lobster

Panulirus inflatus

Group: Lobster
Typical depth: 0–30 m
IUCN status: LC

The blue spiny lobster shelters by day in rocky crevices in shallow sublittoral water down to about thirty metres along the Pacific coast of Mexico. It carries long spined antennae and a bluish shell, and ventures out at night to forage.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Palinuridae › Panulirus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 382897.

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How deep does the Blue Spiny Lobster live?: The Blue Spiny Lobster (Panulirus inflatus) is typically found at 0–30 m.