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 The Question:
Could somebody please tell me the scientific name of the spiny
lobster found along the Caribbean shores of Central America (Honduras
to Panama)? Thank you sooooo much!
The Answer:
The lobster you are describing is called the Panulirus
argus (or spiny lobster) a distant cousin of the
Homarus americanus (or Maine lobster—the
lobster most common in New England).
The Panulirus argus can be found in the
warm waters anywhere from Brazil to Bermuda. They are nocturnal and
tend to live in coral reef habitats.
Here is a link to a
picture of that lobster type.
For more information, check out the Lobster Institute
site at the University of Maine.
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