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Caribbean Spiny Lobster

Crustaceans

The Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, is a species of spiny lobster that lives on reefs and in mangrove swamps of the western Atlantic Ocean.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Panulirus argus 4
Conservation Status
Data Deficient 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Decapoda, Taxa
Source Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Wikidata)

In Biome

Mangrove Forest, Biomes
Source Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Wikidata)

In Ecosystem

Coral Reef Systems, Ecosystems
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Panulirus argus (Animal Diversity Web)
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Found In

Barbados

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Brazil

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Colombia

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Haiti

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Netherlands

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Trinidad and Tobago

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Venezuela

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Panulirus argus
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    Panulirus argus, the Caribbean spiny lobster, is a species of spiny lobster that lives on reefs and in mangrove swamps in the western Atlantic Ocean.
  • Anatomy section
    P. argus may reach up to 60 cm (24 in) long, but typically around 20 cm (7.9 in), and is fished throughout its range.
  • Biology
    The diet is mostly composed of mollusks and chitons, but they also consume crustaceans, worms, sea urchins, detritus, vegetable material, and dead animals and fish they find on the bottom.
  • Infobox: status
    DD
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2. Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    Wikidata Q166343: data deficient (P141).
  • Child Taxon Of: Decapoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • In Biome: Mangrove Forest, Introduction
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Panulirus argus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • In Ecosystem: Coral Reef Systems, Habitat
    Adults are found offshore, often in coral reefs, rocks, and eelgrass beds.
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4. Wikipedia: Panulirus argus
WikipediaWikidata Q166343 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
Wikidata: Caribbean Spiny Lobster
Wikidata Q166343, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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