Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: East Africa to Japan, south to Australia and New Caledonia.
Size: 15 inches (40 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits holes and crevices in rocky coastal areas and usually seen at depths between 15 to 200 feet (5 - 60 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.