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Carribbean spiny lobsters
panulirus argus
Distribution: Caribbean, Indian Ocean, South Pacific. Description: Size: common length 30cm to 70cm maximum. Weight: can exceed 10kgs. The second pair of antennas, thick at the base is longer than the body. A curved horn down is present above each eye, the cephalothorax in various colors, usually dotted with very distinct spots. The tail is crossed by a band of color. Housing: This crustacean often live in protected areas, where the temperature ranges between 22 and 28 ° Celsius, under rocks or bulges in the coral reef. Food: Also scavengers, they can tackle gastropods, bivalves, sea urchins and other shellfish, but also sponges, annelids, or algae. |
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