Panulirus inflatus
Species of crustacean
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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]
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| Panulirus inflatus | |
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| a. Complete dorsal view, b. Partial dorsal view, c Partial ventral view. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Palinuridae |
| Genus: | Panulirus |
| Species: | P. inflatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Panulirus inflatus | |
