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Created 3/9/2019
Family Palinuridae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
(Introduced)
Panulirus
versicolor
Wakatobi, Indonesia |
Paradise Taveuni, Fiji, 10 feet |
North Kona |
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PAINTED SPINY LOBSTER
A large, thick-bodied species inhabiting shallow
reefs exposed to surge.
Antennae white with pink base, striped legs.
Attains 16 inches. Red Sea to French Polynesia. Several were
captured along the west shore of Hawaii Island which are presumably
accidental releases from an aquaculture project. |
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