Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Blue Spiny Lobster
Panulirus inflatus
Blue Spiny Lobster
Category: Spiny Lobsters
Scientific Name: Panulirus inflatus
Size: Up to 10 in. (25 cm)  
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico
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. inflatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 382897🔗
iNaturalist ID: 108360🔗

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