Species under Panulirus
n= 21
| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804) |
Caribbean spiny lobster | Atlantic Ocean | 45 |
| Panulirus brunneiflagellum Sekiguchi & George, 2005 |
Northwest Pacific | ||
| Panulirus cygnus George, 1962 |
Australian spiny lobster | Indo-West Pacific | 40 |
| Panulirus echinatus Smith, 1869 |
Brown spiny lobster | Atlantic Ocean | 39 |
| Panulirus femoristriga Von Martens, 1872 |
Stripe-leg spiny lobster | Indo-Pacific | |
| Panulirus gracilis Streets, 1871 |
Green spiny lobster | Eastern Pacific | 32 |
| Panulirus guttatus (Latreille, 1804) |
Spotted spiny lobster | Western Atlantic | 20 |
| Panulirus homarus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Scalloped spiny lobster | Indo-Pacific | 31 |
| Panulirus inflatus (Bouvier, 1895) |
Blue spiny lobster | Eastern Central Pacific | |
| Panulirus interruptus (Randall, 1840) |
Mexican spiny loster | Eastern Central Pacific | 60 |
| Panulirus japonicus (Von Siebold, 1824) |
Japanese spiny lobster | Western Pacific | 30 |
| Panulirus laevicauda (Latreille, 1817) |
Smoothtail spiny lobster | Western Atlantic | 31 |
| Panulirus longipes (Milne-Edwards, 1868) |
Longlegged spiny lobster | Indo-Pacific | 30 |
| Panulirus marginatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) |
Banded spiny lobster | Eastern Central Pacific | |
| Panulirus ornatus (Fabricius, 1798) |
Ornate spiny lobster | Indo-West Pacific | 50 |
| Panulirus pascuensis Reed, 1954 |
Easter Island spiny lobster | Pacific Ocean | 25 |
| Panulirus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791) |
Pronghorn spiny lobster | Indo-Pacific | 40 |
| Panulirus polyphagus (Herbst, 1793) |
Mud spiny lobster | Indo-West Pacific | 40 |
| Panulirus regius De Brito Capello, 1864 |
Royal spiny lobster | Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean | 46 |
| Panulirus stimpsoni Holthuis, 1963 |
Chinese spiny lobster | Indo-West Pacific | 35 |
| Panulirus versicolor (Latreille, 1804) |
Painted spiny lobster | Indo-Pacific | 40 |