Panulirus argus, Bocas del Toro, Panama, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Panulirus argus, Abrolhos Islands, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Panulirus argus, Abrolhos Islands, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean
Description
Red-brown carapace with orange legs, round white spots on every second plate on tail base, and horns above eyes black with white blotches. A major threat to this species is disease.
Information
Max Size: 45 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22.1-30.5°C
Depth: 1-90m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
Threats: Exploitation
IUCN Threat Status: Data Deficient
Occurrence: Infrequent (9% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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