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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.
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