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Spiny Lobster is the general name given to about four dozen species of clawless lobster found in all the tropical and subtropical waters of the world. next photo Newsroom Events Volunteers Careers & Internships ...
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Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus Physical Characters Spiny Lobster also called Florida lobster or crayfish, a beautifully colored crustacean mottled with brown, green and blue, and dotted with light yellow or white spots on the tail sections.
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Spiny LobsterQ: Q: I saw a huge lobster, (no claws)while on a night dive. It was about four feet long. What is the record? Regards CB Texas.
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The spiny lobsters, or rock lobsters, which are sometimes referred to only as lobsters, lack the enlarged claws of the true lobsters. Various species of spiny lobsters occur around the world; the most common genus is Panulirus.
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Crustaceans: Beach Hopper (Orchestoidea corniculata) Amphipoda, Brine Shrimp, California Prawn ( Pandalus platyceros), California Spiny Lobsters (Panulirus interruptus), Carniverous Chiton (Placiphorella velata), ...
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Spiny lobster young have been found in the stomachs of Ashy Storm-Petrels in their southern range. These petrels feed mostly at night; sightings of feedings during the day are rare.
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Discussion In North American waters, the Nurse Shark is most abundant off the coasts of southern Florida. Small fishes, sea urchins, and a variety of crustaceans, including spiny lobsters, make up its diet.
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They are also surrounded with teeming coral reefs, which serve as great foraging grounds for skilled seals to swim and dive for fish, spiny lobsters, octopuses, and eels.
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In the 1950's the island built a processing plant for spiny lobster which is caught by fishing vessels from South Africa in the waters around the island. This brought jobs and some cash to the island.
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In towns or cities they search for food in refuse dumps and gutters. On seashores they feed at low tide on mussels, spiny lobsters, mollusks, dead fish and other stranded edibles. They also eat grasshoppers, grubs and locusts.
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harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera picta) hermit crab () peppermint shrimp (Rhynchocinetes uritai) peppermint shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni) purple spiny lobster (Panulirus sp.) red legged hermit () scarlet shrimp (Lysmata debelius) ...
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See also: Lobster, Coral, Octopus, Crustacean, Squid
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