Puerulus carinatus Barradaile, 1910
Red whip lobster
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Family:  Palinuridae (spiny lobsters)
Max. size:  18 cm BL (male/unsexed); 20 cm BL (female)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 228 - 450 m
Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  It has lengths of 18 cm (male) and 20 cm (female), maximum total body length; 6.4 cm (male) and 7.4 (female), maximum carapace length; 15 to 16 cm, average total body length (Ref. 4).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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