Panulirus ornatus Ornate Spiny Lobster

Panulirus ornatus is commonly referred to as Ornate Spiny Lobster. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 800 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

3549 

AphiaID:

107706 

Scientific:

Panulirus ornatus 

German:

Schmuck-Languste 

English:

Ornate Spiny Lobster 

Category:

Langustre 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Palinuridae (Family) > Panulirus (Genus) > ornatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Fabricius, ), 1798 

Occurrence:

Australia, East Africa, European Coasts, Fiji, Indian Ocean, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Levantine Sea (Mediterranean), Madagascar, Mauritania, Mozambique, New Caledonia, North Atlantic Ocean, Papua New Guinea, Red Sea, Réunion , Solomon Islands, Tansania, the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles, Western Pacific Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 50 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Estuaries (river mouths), Muddy grounds, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns 

Size:

7.87" - 23.62" (20cm - 60cm) 

Temperature:

24,6 °F - 29,3 °F (24,6°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

omnivore 

Tank:

175.98 gal (~ 800L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

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
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-02-12 08:52:49 

Last edit:

2025-11-14 14:53:44 

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