20. Long Legged Spiny Lobster


Common Name:   Bathik Issa or Bathik Pokirissa

Scientific Name:   Panulirus longipes

Animal Family: Palinuridae 

Population: Least Concern

Description: Grows to a maximus length of about 30cm,but a more normal adult size is 20 to with a carapace length of up to 10cm.The general colour is dark brown or bluish-brown and there are numerous circular white spots on the abdomen and rather fewer spots on other parts of the body.

Habitat: Most commonly found at a depth range of 10-15m, occasionally at a depth range of 1-40m . It prefers to hide in the crevices found in rocky areas and coral  reefs and especially  in a clear water habitat.

Foods: Their favourite diet consists mostly of snails,clams,crabs,and urchins.

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