Lobsters

Scyllarides nodifer
(Stimpson, 1866)

Ridged Slipper Lobster

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

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The word "lobster" applies to members in the Infraorder Astacidea. They have bodies that are covered by a hard integument or shell and are shaped for swimming and crawling using legs, not pleopods as do shrimp, and have a flattened abdomen area.