Panulirus homarus

Panulirus homarus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Palinuridae
Genus: Panulirus
Species:
P. homarus
Binomial name
Panulirus homarus
Subspecies[2]
  • P. h. homarus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • P. h. megasculpta (Pesta, 1915)
  • P. h. rubellus Berry, 1974
Synonyms[3]
  • Cancer homarus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Astacus homarus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Palinurus homarus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Palinurus dasypus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
  • Palinurus spinosus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
  • Palinurus burgeri De Haan, 1841
  • Palinurus (Senex) buergeri (De Haan, 1841)
  • Senex dasypus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
  • Panulirus dasypus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
  • Panulirus buergeri (De Haan, 1841)

Panulirus homarus is a species of spiny lobster that lives along the coasts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It lives in shallow water, and feeds on the brown mussel Perna perna. It typically grows to a length of 20–25 cm (7.9–9.8 in). Alongside the dark green nominate subspecies, two red subspecies are recognised, one around the Arabian Peninsula, and one around southern Africa. It is the subject of small-scale fishery.

  1. ^ Cockcroft, A.; Butler, M.; MacDiarmid, A. (2011). "Panulirus homarus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170062A6703197. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T170062A6703197.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ T. Chan (2010). "Panulirus homarus (Linnaeus, 1758)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  3. ^ Lipke B. Holthuis (1991). "Panulirus homarus". FAO Species Catalogue, Volume 13. Marine Lobsters of the World. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Food and Agriculture Organization. pp. 139–141. ISBN 92-5-103027-8.