Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Red Banded Lobster
Justitia longimana
Red Banded Lobster
Also known as: Long-Handed Lobster, West Indian furrow lobster
Category: Spiny Lobsters
Scientific Name: Justitia longimana
Synonyms: Justitia longimanus
Size: 5 to 8 in. (12 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 40-600 ft. (12-180 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida, Bermuda, Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Achelata (Infraorder)
        └Palinuridae (Family)
         └Justitia (Genus)
          └J. longimana (Species)

Crustaceans
Spiny Lobsters

Red Banded Lobster

Caribbean Spiny Lobster

Spotted Spiny Lobster

Copper Lobster



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