Maui, Hawaii
Maui, Hawaii
Pronghorn Spiny Lobster
Panulirus penicillatus
Pronghorn Spiny Lobster
Also known as: Tufted Spiny Lobster, Green Spiny Lobster
Category: Spiny Lobsters
Scientific Name: Panulirus penicillatus
Size: Up to 16 in. (40 cm)
Depth: 3-20 ft. (1-6 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Hawaii
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Multicrustacea (Superclass)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Eucarida (Superorder)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Achelata (Infraorder)
└Palinuridae (Family)
└Panulirus (Genus)
└P. penicillatus (Species)
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