Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Caribbean Spiny Lobster
Panulirus argus
Caribbean Spiny Lobster
Category: Spiny Lobsters
Scientific Name: Panulirus argus
Size: 6 in. to 2 ft.  
Depth: 3-200 ft. (1-60 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Achelata (Infraorder)
        └Palinuridae (Family)
         └Panulirus (Genus)
          └P. argus (Species)

Crustaceans
Spiny Lobsters

Caribbean Spiny Lobster

Spotted Spiny Lobster

Copper Lobster

Red Banded Lobster



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