Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean and Eastern Pacific Ocean: Red Sea to Mexico.
Size: 16 inches (40 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits crevices and holes in rocky coral reef environments and usually seen at depths between 3 to 50 feet (1 - 15 m).
Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palinuridae
Genus: Panulirus
FYI: Local human food species.
Shown here for identification only.