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Panulirus guttatus (Latreille, 1804)
Spotted spiny lobster| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Palinuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 23 m (Ref. 83922). Tropical; 28°N - 6°N, 89°W - 55°W (Ref. 4)
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Atlantic: Caribbean Arc from Cuba to Trinidad, Los Roques.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 271); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)
It has lengths of 20 cm, maximum total body length; 15 cm, common length (Ref. 4). Maximum depth range from Ref. 122059. Exclusively inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 106828). Also occurs in shallow waters and inhabits rocky areas, mainly in crevices (Ref. 4), seagrasses and rubble (Ref. 97531). Nocturnal omnivore (Ref. 106982).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 26.7 - 28.3, mean 27.6 (based on 331 cells).