Page 98 - Caribbean Reef Life Demo
P. 98

LOBSTERS : INVERTEBRATES
CARIBBEAN SPINY LOBSTER (Panulirus argus) < 60 cm / 2 ft
 he  od  is reddish a o e and  ale  elo .   o shar   lac   anded horns a o e the e es.  on  antennae.
FLAMING REEF LOBSTER (Enoplometopus antillensis) < 13 cm / 5 in Reddish body with thin white stripes and a white circle on the side.  ncommon  onl  the moult is sho n a o e.
SCULPTURED SLIPPER LOBSTER (Parribacus antarcticus) < 30 cm / 1 ft Rough tan to yellow body with dark blotches. Tufts of small s ines on  at antennal  lates.  mall  lac  e es.
SPOTTED SPINY LOBSTER
(Panulirus guttatus) < 45 cm / 18 in
 ar  red to  ro n.    er le s and  od  are co ered with tiny white spots. Brown stripes on the lower legs.
COPPER LOBSTER (Palinurellus gundlachi) < 20 cm / 8 in   uat reddish oran e  od  co ered  ith  ne hairs.  ound dee  in cre ices  ca es and on dee er reefs.
SPANISH SLIPPER LOBSTER (Scyllarides aequinoctialis) < 30 cm / 1 ft Rounded brown to orange body. Brown spots on legs.  mooth antennal  lates.  istincti el   ur le antennae.
245


































































































   96   97   98   99   100