Panulirus penicillatus Pronghorn Spiny Lobster

Panulirus penicillatus is commonly referred to as Pronghorn Spiny Lobster. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Panulirus penicillatus
German:: Antilopen-Languste
English:: Pronghorn Spiny Lobster

Category:: Langustre

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Palinuridae (Family) > Panulirus (Genus) > penicillatus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Olivier, ), 1791

Occurrence:: Eritrea, Africa, Australia, East Africa, Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico (East Pacific), Mozambique, Red Sea, Samoa, South-Africa, Sulawesi, Tansania, Thailand, the Seychelles
Sea depth:: 1 - 16 Meter
Size:: up to 15.75" (40 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 29,8 °F (24°C - 29,8°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Predatory
Difficulty:: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Panulirus argus
Karibische Languste
Panulirus cygnus
Australische Languste
Panulirus echinatus
Braune Languste
Panulirus femoristriga
Weißfühler-Schmucklanguste
Panulirus gracilis
Grüne Languste
Panulirus guttatus
Fleckenlanguste
Panulirus homarus
Kamm-Languste
Panulirus inflatus
Blaue Languste
Panulirus interruptus
Kalifornische Languste, Kalifornische Felsenlanguste
Panulirus japonicus
Japanische Languste
Panulirus laevicauda
Panulirus longipes
Langbeinige Stachel Languste
Panulirus marginatus
Languste
Panulirus ornatus
Schmuck-Languste
Panulirus pascuensis
Panulirus penicillatus
Antilopen-Languste
Panulirus polyphagus
Panulirus regius
Panulirus stimpsoni
Panulirus versicolor
Vielfarbige Languste

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-11-17 14:13:23
Last edit:: 2023-01-29 13:38:47

Info

Panulirus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791)

Very spezial thank to Bernard DUPONT for the Picture of Panulirus penicillatus.

Panulirus penicillatus is a species of spiny lobster that lives on shallow rocky and coral reefs in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. This species has the widest distribution of any of the spiny lobsters.

Synonymised names:
Astacus penicillatus Olivier, 1791 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Palinurus Ehrenbergi Heller, 1861 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Palinurus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791) · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

RLS Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 29.01.2023.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 24.07.2021.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Spiny Lobster,Panulirus penicillatus 2022

Spiny Lobster (Panulirus penicillatus) - Mandoline, Bunaken, Sulawesi, INDONESIA 2009

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