Panulirus inflatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Palinuridae |
| Genus: | Panulirus |
| Species: | P. inflatus
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Panulirus inflatus, the blue spiny lobster, is a species of crustacean in the family Palinuridae (spiny lobsters).[1] It is found at rocky reefs to depths of 30 m (100 ft) in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico, ranging from Baja California to Chiapas.[1][3] It is commonly caught in artisanal fisheries, but the species is not threatened, being categorized as least concern by the IUCN.[1] There are no subspecies.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Butler, M.; Cockcroft, A.; MacDiarmid, A. (2011). "Panulirus inflatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169993A6701255. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169993A6701255.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Holthuis, L. B. (1991) Marine Lobsters of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Species of Interest to Fisheries Known to Date, FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 13
- ^ a b c Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ ITIS: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Orrell T. (custodian), 2011-04-26
External links
[edit]- Photos of Panulirus inflatus on Sealife Collection
Data related to Panulirus inflatus at Wikispecies