Australian lobster
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Young Australian lobster, image from The Aquarium of Western Australia, the largest marine aquarium in Australia. |
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| Panulirus cygnus | ||||||||||||
| George , 1962 |
The Australian lobster ( Panulirus cygnus ) is a species of the lobster family .
The maximum body length of this lobster species is 40 centimeters. The mean carapace length is between eight and ten centimeters, a maximum of 14 centimeters. Like all lobsters, it is nocturnal and likes to hide in crevices or between corals during the day. The distribution of the Australian lobster is restricted to the coastal area of Western Australia . It lives from the surface of the water to a depth of 90, a maximum of 120 meters. It goes on short hikes and is omnivorous.
literature
- Helmut Debelius: Cancer Guide. Shrimp, crab, lobster, lobster, mantis shrimp. Publishing year Top, January 2000, ISBN 3 86132 504 7
Web links
Commons : Panulirus cygnus - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Panulirus cygnus inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Butler, M., Cockcroft, A., MacDiarmid, A. & Wahle, R., 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2014.