Palinuridae (spiny lobsters) |
25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m |
Pacific Ocean. |
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It has lengths of 15 to 25 cm (male) and 15 to 24 cm (female) total body length; 6 to 10 cm (male) and 6 to 9.5 cm (female), carapace length (Ref. 4). Littoral to sublittoral (Ref. 77016). Found in shallow water, from 1 to 5 m deep in crevices of rocky substrates (Ref. 4). Nocturnal. Omnivorous. In general, thorny lobsters have a consistent diet of gastropods, fish remains, decapod, red algae, and brown algae (Ref. 107049). |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. 123251)
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