| Family: |
Palinuridae (spiny lobsters) |
| Max. size: |
30 cm BL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 1 - 122 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific: South Africa to Japan and Polynesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
It has lengths of 30 cm, maximum total body length; 12 cm, maximum carapace length; 8 to 10 cm, average carapace length; 14 cm, total length of smallest ovigerous female (Ref. 4). Lives in clear or slightly turbid water at depths of 1 to 18 m (also reported from 122 m), in rocky areas and coral reefs. They are nocturnal and not gregarious (Ref. 4). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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| Country info: |
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