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Family: Palinuridae spiny lobsters (See list of species below)

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56 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Jasus caveorum []	Jasus edwardsii [Red rock lobster]	Jasus frontalis [Juan fernandez rock lobster]
Jasus lalandii [Cape rock lobster]	No picture found Jasus paulensis [St. Paul rock lobster]	No picture found Justitia longimana [West Indian furrow lobster]
No picture found Justitia mauritiana [Gibbon furrow lobster]	Linuparus somniosus [African spear lobster]	Linuparus sordidus [Oriental spear lobster]
Linuparus trigonus [Spear lobster]	No picture found Nupalirus chani [Small furrow lobster]	No picture found Nupalirus japonicus [Japanese furrow lobster]
No picture found Nupalirus vericeli [Polynesian furrow lobster]	No picture found Palibythus magnificus [Musical furry lobster]	No picture found Palinurellus gundlachi [Caribbean furry lobster]
No picture found Palinurellus wieneckii [Indo-Pacific furry lobster]	No picture found Palinurus barbarae []	Palinurus charlestoni [Cape Verde spiny lobster]
No picture found Palinurus delagoae [Natal spiny lobster]	Palinurus elephas [Common spiny lobster]	Palinurus gilchristi [Southern spiny lobster]
Palinurus mauritanicus [Pink spiny lobster]	No picture found Palinustus holthuisi []	No picture found Palinustus mossambicus [Buffalo blunthorn lobster]
No picture found Palinustus truncatus [American blunthorn lobster]	No picture found Palinustus unicornutus [Unicorn blunthorn lobster]	No picture found Palinustus waguensis [Japanese blunthorn lobster]
Panulirus argus [Caribbean spiny lobster]	No picture found Panulirus brunneiflagellum []	Panulirus cygnus [Australian spiny lobster]
No picture found Panulirus echinatus [Brown spiny lobster]	No picture found Panulirus femoristriga [Stripe-leg spiny lobster]	Panulirus gracilis [Green spiny lobster]
No picture found Panulirus guttatus [Spotted spiny lobster]	Panulirus homarus [Scalloped spiny lobster]	No picture found Panulirus inflatus [Blue spiny lobster]
No picture found Panulirus interruptus [Mexican spiny loster]	No picture found Panulirus japonicus [Japanese spiny lobster]	No picture found Panulirus laevicauda [Smoothtail spiny lobster]
Panulirus longipes [Longlegged spiny lobster]	No picture found Panulirus marginatus [Banded spiny lobster]	Panulirus ornatus [Ornate spiny lobster]
No picture found Panulirus pascuensis [Easter Island spiny lobster]	Panulirus penicillatus [Pronghorn spiny lobster]	Panulirus polyphagus [Mud spiny lobster]
Panulirus regius [Royal spiny lobster]	No picture found Panulirus stimpsoni [Chinese spiny lobster]	Panulirus versicolor [Painted spiny lobster]
No picture found Projasus bahamondei [Chilean jagged lobster]	Projasus parkeri [Cape jagged lobster]	Puerulus angulatus [Banded whip lobster]
No picture found Puerulus carinatus [Red whip lobster]	No picture found Puerulus richeri []	No picture found Puerulus sewelli [Arabian whip lobster]
No picture found Puerulus velutinus [Velvet whip lobster]	Sagmariasus verreauxi [Green rock lobster]

56 Species of Family Palinuridae
(spiny lobsters)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Jasus caveorum		Eastern Central Pacific
Jasus edwardsii	Red rock lobster	Indo-West Pacific	58 BL
Jasus frontalis	Juan fernandez rock lobster	Southeast Pacific	48 BL
Jasus lalandii	Cape rock lobster	Southeast Atlantic	46 BL
Jasus paulensis	St. Paul rock lobster	Southeast Atlantic, Weste	37 TL
Justitia longimana	West Indian furrow lobster	Western Atlantic and Indo	15 TL
Justitia mauritiana	Gibbon furrow lobster	Indo-West Pacific.	16 BL
Linuparus somniosus	African spear lobster	Indo-West Pacific.	35 BL
Linuparus sordidus	Oriental spear lobster	Indo-West Pacific.
Linuparus trigonus	Spear lobster	Indo-West Pacific	47 TL
Nupalirus chani	Small furrow lobster	Western Central Pacific
Nupalirus japonicus	Japanese furrow lobster	Indo-West Pacific.	24 BL
Nupalirus vericeli	Polynesian furrow lobster	Central Pacific.
Palibythus magnificus	Musical furry lobster	Central Pacific.	27 TL
Palinurellus gundlachi	Caribbean furry lobster	Western Central Atlantic	15 TL
Palinurellus wieneckii	Indo-Pacific furry lobster	Indo-Pacific.	20 BL
Palinurus barbarae		Western Indian Ocean
Palinurus charlestoni	Cape Verde spiny lobster	Eastern Central Atlantic	50 BL
Palinurus delagoae	Natal spiny lobster	Western Indian Ocean and	38.7 TL
Palinurus elephas	Common spiny lobster	Eastern Atlantic and the	50 TL
Palinurus gilchristi	Southern spiny lobster	Western Indian Ocean and	31 BL
Palinurus mauritanicus	Pink spiny lobster	Eastern Atlantic and the	75 TL
Palinustus holthuisi		Northwest Pacific.
Palinustus mossambicus	Buffalo blunthorn lobster	Indo-West Pacific.	11.75 TL
Palinustus truncatus	American blunthorn lobster	Western Atlantic.	10 TL
Palinustus unicornutus	Unicorn blunthorn lobster	Indo-Pacific.
Palinustus waguensis	Japanese blunthorn lobster	Indo-West Pacific.	14 TL
Panulirus argus	Caribbean spiny lobster	Atlantic Ocean.	45 TL
Panulirus brunneiflagellum		Northwest Pacific
Panulirus cygnus	Australian spiny lobster	Indo-West Pacific	40 TL
Panulirus echinatus	Brown spiny lobster	Atlantic Ocean.	39 TL
Panulirus femoristriga	Stripe-leg spiny lobster	Indo-Pacific.
Panulirus gracilis	Green spiny lobster	Eastern Pacific	32 TL
Panulirus guttatus	Spotted spiny lobster	Western Atlantic	20 TL
Panulirus homarus	Scalloped spiny lobster	Indo-Pacific	31 TL
Panulirus inflatus	Blue spiny lobster	Eastern Central Pacific
Panulirus interruptus	Mexican spiny loster	Eastern Central Pacific	60 TL
Panulirus japonicus	Japanese spiny lobster	Western Pacific.	30 TL
Panulirus laevicauda	Smoothtail spiny lobster	Western Atlantic	31 TL
Panulirus longipes	Longlegged spiny lobster	Indo-Pacific	30 BL
Panulirus marginatus	Banded spiny lobster	Eastern Central Pacific
Panulirus ornatus	Ornate spiny lobster	Indo-West Pacific.	50 TL
Panulirus pascuensis	Easter Island spiny lobster	Pacific Ocean.	25 TL
Panulirus penicillatus	Pronghorn spiny lobster	Indo-Pacific.	40 TL
Panulirus polyphagus	Mud spiny lobster	Indo-West Pacific	40 TL
Panulirus regius	Royal spiny lobster	Eastern Atlantic and the	46 TL
Panulirus stimpsoni	Chinese spiny lobster	Indo-West Pacific.	35 BL
Panulirus versicolor	Painted spiny lobster	Indo-Pacific	40 TL
Projasus bahamondei	Chilean jagged lobster	Southeast Pacific	18.5 TL
Projasus parkeri	Cape jagged lobster	Southeast Atlantic and In	15 TL
Puerulus angulatus	Banded whip lobster	Indo-Pacific.	21 BL
Puerulus carinatus	Red whip lobster	Western Indian Ocean.	20 BL
Puerulus richeri		Pacific Ocean.
Puerulus sewelli	Arabian whip lobster	Western Indian Ocean.	20 BL
Puerulus velutinus	Velvet whip lobster	Indo-West Pacific	19 TL
Sagmariasus verreauxi	Green rock lobster	Indo-West Pacific.	60.96 TL

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