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Spotted Spiny Lobster

Panulirus guttatus

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

Found around the reef in a night dive. Precious colors: many white spots, purple eyes, yellow tail: a beauty!
Also edible, but not for me :-)

Habitat:

coral reef.

Reference Links:

Panulirus guttatus | EOLspecies

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Spotted for Missions

Mission
Global Coral Reef Monitoring
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Mexico Horn of Plenty
Mission
Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity

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PublishedOctober 6, 2011

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