Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Maldives to Japan and south to the Philippines, Solomon Islands and northern Australia.
Size: 12 inches (30 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits rocky shallow coral reef environments and usually seen at depths between 3 to 65 feet (1 - 20 m).
Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palinuridae
Genus: Panulirus
FYI: A local human food species.
Shown here for identification only.