Common Name: Raja issa-or-raja-pokirissa
Scientific Name: Panulirus versicolor
Animal Family: Palinuridae
Population: Least Concern
Description: Grows up to 40 cm. Lateral white stripes across each abdominal somite and blue -black patches and white line on carapace. Two white bands on each leg. Curved frontal horns and two pairs of small spines on antennular plate. Females lay eggs and carry their eggs. Juveniles have a bright blue coloration.
Habitat: Most commonly found at a depth range of 10-15 m, occasionally at a depth range of 1- 40 m. It prefers to Hide in the cervices found in rocky areas and coral reefs and especially in a clean water.
Foods: Fresh caught arthropods, other crustaceans, and occasional small fish.
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