Scyllarides nodifer

(Stimpson, 1866)

Ridged Slipper Lobster

Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean: Widespread.

Natural Environment: Inhabits holes and crevices in rocky coastal areas and usually seen at depths between 6 to 300 feet (2 - 90 m).

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Family: Scyllaridae

Genus: Scyllarides

FYI: Local human food species.

Shown here for identification only.