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Family: Palinuridae spiny lobsters



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Jasus caveorum
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 58 cm BL
Jasus edwardsii(Hutton, 1875)

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Jasus edwardsii
[Red rock lobster]

FAO

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 48 cm BL
Jasus frontalis(Milne-Edwards, 1837)

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Jasus frontalis
[Juan fernandez rock lobster]

FAO

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 46 cm BL
Jasus lalandii(Milne-Edwards, 1837)

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Jasus lalandii
[Cape rock lobster]
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Max. Length 37 cm TL
 
Jasus paulensis
[St. Paul rock lobster]
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Justitia longimana
[West Indian furrow lobster]
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Max. Length 16 cm BL
 
Justitia mauritiana
[Gibbon furrow lobster]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 35 cm BL
Linuparus somniosusBerry & George, 1972

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Linuparus somniosus
[African spear lobster]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific.

Linuparus sordidusBruce, 1965

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Linuparus sordidus
[Oriental spear lobster]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Linuparus trigonus(Von Siebold, 1824)

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Linuparus trigonus
[Spear lobster]
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Nupalirus chani
[Small furrow lobster]
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Max. Length 24 cm BL
 
Nupalirus japonicus
[Japanese furrow lobster]
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Nupalirus vericeli
[Polynesian furrow lobster]
No picture found

Max. Length 27 cm TL
 
Palibythus magnificus
[Musical furry lobster]
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Palinurellus gundlachi
[Caribbean furry lobster]
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Max. Length 20 cm BL
 
Palinurellus wieneckii
[Indo-Pacific furry lobster]
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Palinurus barbarae
[]

FAO

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm BL
Palinurus charlestoniForest & Postel, 1964

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Palinurus charlestoni
[Cape Verde spiny lobster]
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Max. Length 38.7 cm TL
 
Palinurus delagoae
[Natal spiny lobster]

Coudre, Christian

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Palinurus elephas(Fabricius, 1787)

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Palinurus elephas
[Common spiny lobster]
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Max. Length 24 cm TL
 
Palinurus gichristi
[]

FAO

Western Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 31 cm BL
Palinurus gilchristiStebbing, 1900

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Palinurus gilchristi
[Southern spiny lobster]

FAO

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Palinurus mauritanicusGruvel, 1911

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Palinurus mauritanicus
[Pink spiny lobster]
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Palinustus holthuisi
[]
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Max. Length 11.8 cm TL
 
Palinustus mossambicus
[Buffalo blunthorn lobster]
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Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Palinustus truncatus
[American blunthorn lobster]
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Palinustus unicornutus
[Unicorn blunthorn lobster]
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Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Palinustus waguensis
[Japanese blunthorn lobster]

FAO

Atlantic Ocean.
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Panulirus argus(Latreille, 1804)

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Panulirus argus
[Caribbean spiny lobster]
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Panulirus brunneiflagellum
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Panulirus cygnusGeorge, 1962

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Panulirus cygnus
[Australian spiny lobster]
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Max. Length 39 cm TL
 
Panulirus echinatus
[Brown spiny lobster]
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Panulirus femoristriga
[Stripe-leg spiny lobster]

FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Panulirus gracilisStreets, 1871

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Panulirus gracilis
[Green spiny lobster]
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Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Panulirus guttatus
[Spotted spiny lobster]

FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Panulirus homarus(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Panulirus homarus
[Scalloped spiny lobster]
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Panulirus inflatus
[Blue spiny lobster]
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Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Panulirus interruptus
[Mexican spiny loster]
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Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Panulirus japonicus
[Japanese spiny lobster]
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Max. Length 31 cm TL
 
Panulirus laevicauda
[Smoothtail spiny lobster]

Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm BL
Panulirus longipes(Milne-Edwards, 1868)

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Panulirus longipes
[Longlegged spiny lobster]
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Panulirus marginatus
[Banded spiny lobster]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Panulirus ornatus(Fabricius, 1798)

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Panulirus ornatus
[Ornate spiny lobster]
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Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Panulirus pascuensis
[Easter Island spiny lobster]

Auscape International

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Panulirus penicillatus(Olivier, 1791)

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Panulirus penicillatus
[Pronghorn spiny lobster]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Panulirus polyphagus(Herbst, 1793)

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Panulirus polyphagus
[Mud spiny lobster]

FAO

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Panulirus regiusDe Brito Capello, 1864

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Panulirus regius
[Royal spiny lobster]
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Max. Length 35 cm BL
 
Panulirus stimpsoni
[Chinese spiny lobster]

Tabaranza, Don Geoff

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Panulirus versicolor(Latreille, 1804)

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Panulirus versicolor
[Painted spiny lobster]
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Max. Length 18.5 cm TL
 
Projasus bahamondei
[Chilean jagged lobster]

FAO

Southeast Atlantic and In
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Projasus parkeri(Stebbing, 1902)

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Projasus parkeri
[Cape jagged lobster]

FAO

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 21 cm BL
Puerulus angulatus(Bate, 1888)

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Puerulus angulatus
[Banded whip lobster]
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Max. Length 20 cm BL
 
Puerulus carinatus
[Red whip lobster]
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Puerulus gibbosus
[]
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Puerulus mesodontus
[]
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Puerulus richeri
[]
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Puerulus sericus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm BL
 
Puerulus sewelli
[Arabian whip lobster]
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Max. Length 19 cm TL
 
Puerulus velutinus
[Velvet whip lobster]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 61.0 cm TL
Sagmariasus verreauxi(Milne-Edwards, 1851)

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Sagmariasus verreauxi
[Green rock lobster]


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