19. Mud Spiny Lobster


Common Name: Mada Issa, Mada Pokirissa 

Scientific Name:   Panulirus polyphagus

Animal Family: Palinuridae

Population:  Least Concern

Description: Panulirus polyphagus,  the mud spiny lobster ,is a species of crustacean that lives on shallow rocky reefs and muddy substrates in the topical indo- pacific region.

Habitat: Though is prefers muddy sea bottom as its habitat it relishes an environment of greenish coloured muddy water near river mouths .it is commonly found at a depth range of 5-15 cm , occasionally down to 90m.

Foods: In general, palinurids are mainly considered carnivores, usually feeding upon sluggish, easily captured animals where most material is eaten alive or freshly killed .

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