Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Pronghorn Spiny Lobster
Panulirus penicillatus
Pronghorn Spiny Lobster
Also known as: Tufted Spiny Lobster, Green Spiny Lobster
Category: Spiny Lobsters
Scientific Name: Panulirus penicillatus
Size: Up to 16 in. (40 cm)  
Depth: 3-20 ft. (1-6 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Hawaii
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Achelata (Infraorder)
      └Palinuridae (Family)
       └Panulirus (Genus)

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