Panulirus polyphagus (Herbst, 1793)
Mud spiny lobster
Panulirus polyphagus
photo by FAO

Family:  Palinuridae (spiny lobsters)
Max. size:  40 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 3 - 90 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: from the coasts of Pakistan and India to Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Northwest Australia and the Gulf of Papua.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  It has lengths of 40 cm, maximum total body length; 20 to 25 cm, common length. Occurs at a depth range from 3 to 90 m, but usually less than 40 m (Ref. 4).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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