Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Painted Spiny Lobster
Panulirus versicolor
Painted Spiny Lobster
Category: Spiny Lobsters
Scientific Name: Panulirus versicolor
Synonyms: Palinurus versicolor
Size: Up to 16 in. (40 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Achelata (Infraorder)
        └Palinuridae (Family) Spiny Lobsters
         └Panulirus (Genus)
          └P. versicolor (Species)
WoRMS ID: 210359🔗
iNaturalist ID: 108371🔗

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