Multi-colored lobster
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Multi-colored lobster ( Panulirus versicolor ) |
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The multi-colored lobster ( Panulirus versicolor ) is a decipod from the lobster family .
features
The multi-colored lobster reaches a body length of up to 40 cm, but is on average smaller than 30 cm. The carapace is rather rounded and covered by innumerable thorns of different sizes. The scourge of the antennas are longer than the bases of the antennas (antenna peduncle). There is no rostrum. There are no transverse furrows on the back. The peraeopods couples one to four do not have scissors .
The lively coloring is a striking and characteristic feature. The basic color is greenish-blue, the entire carapace is patterned with bluish-black spots. Each abdominal segment has a transverse white line that is lined with two black lines. The legs are black and white striped lengthways. The bases of the antennas (antenna peduncle) are light pink.
distribution and habitat
The multi-colored lobster is native to the Indo-West Pacific . It occurs in the Red Sea and from the coasts of East Africa to Japan . It is also found off Micronesia , Melanesia , Northern Australia, and Polynesia .
The multi-colored lobster is nocturnal and lives in shallow water at sea depths of 0 m to 15 m, mostly in coral reefs . It hides in caves or cavities during the day and does not live socially.
Use and endangerment
This species of lobster is fished in its entire range and used locally. Since she does not fall into traps, she is hunted by divers by hand or spear. Due to the wide distribution and the rather low hunted the multi-colored lobster is classified as not endangered (least concern).
literature
- Lipke B. Holthuis : Marine Lobsters of the World . An Annotated and Illustrated Catalog of Species of Interest to Fisheries Known to Date. Ed .: Food and Agriculture Organization (= FAO Fisheries Synopsis . Volume 125 ). Rome 1991, ISBN 92-5103027-8 .
- W. Fischer, G. Bianchi: FAO Species identification sheets for fishery purposes . Wester Indian Ocean Fishing Area 51. Ed .: Food and Agriculture Organization. Rome 1984.
Web links
- Panulirus versicolor in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2012. Posted by: Butler, M., Cockcroft, A. & MacDiarmid, A, 2011. Accessed August 18, 2012th