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By Bob Goemans
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Family Palinuridae

Panulirus penicillatus

(Olivier, 1791)

Hawaiian Blue Spiny Lobster

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.

 Panulirus penicillatus (Hawaiian Blue Spiny Lobster)
Photo © Robert Patzner
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