Spotted Spiny Lobster
Spotted Spiny Lobster, Juvenile
In this photo, the transparent postlarval lobster is believed to be a Spotted Lobster because other juveniles were found in the same area.
| Name: | Spotted Spiny Lobster |
| Scientific Name: | Panulirus guttatus |
| Family: | Spiny Lobsters |
| Taxonomic: | Palinuridae |
| ID Group: | Lobsters & Shrimps |
| Size: | up to 18 in. |
| Depth Range: | On the reef (10 – 60 ft.) |
| Sightings: | Seen sometimes |
This Lobster has a dark brown to purplish-black body covered with many small white spots. Its legs and tail ends in bright orange with dark stripes, and it has two long, spiny, dark-green antennae.