Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Red Reef Lobster
Enoplometopus occidentalis
Red Reef Lobster
Category: Reef Lobsters
Scientific Name: Enoplometopus occidentalis
Size: Up to 5 in. (12 cm)  
Depth: 10-50 ft. (3-15 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
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)
       └Astacidea (Infraorder)
        └Enoplometopidae (Family) Reef Lobsters
         └Enoplometopus (Genus)
          └E. occidentalis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 210068🔗
iNaturalist ID: 100007🔗

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