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Palinustus waguensis Kubo, 1963 Japanese blunthorn lobster |
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| Family: | Palinuridae (spiny lobsters) | |||
| Max. size: | 14 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthic; marine; depth range 72 - 180 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific. | |||
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| Biology: | It has lengths of 5 to 10 cm, total body length; 0.8 to 3.2 cm, carapace length. (Ref. 4). Occurs in rather shallow waters in Japan, where it sometimes is caught in lobster trap nets; the specimens from India and the Philippines were taken in depths between 72 and 84 m, the juvenile from Amboina came from a depth of "ca. 100 fms" (about 180 m), from a stony bottom (Ref. 191). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | (LC); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. 123251) | |||
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