Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Spanish Lobster
Scyllarides aequinoctialis
Spanish Lobster
Category: Slipper Lobsters
Scientific Name: Scyllarides aequinoctialis
Size: 6 to 12 in. (15 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 30-130 ft. (10-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Achelata (Infraorder)
        └Scyllaridae (Family)
         └Scyllarides (Genus)
          └S. aequinoctialis (Species)

Crustaceans
Slipper Lobsters

Spanish Lobster

Blunt Slipper Lobster

Small Spanish Lobster

Sculptured Slipper Lobster



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