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Painted spiny lobster
※Off display.
In Japan, distributed from Kanagawa Prefecture southwards. Reaches 40 cm in length. There are complex patterns of white and black on a dark-green base. Its abdomen has transverse bright white bands with black edges. This is a particularly beautiful species of spiny lobster.
Scientific name | Panulirus versicolor |
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English name | Painted spiny lobster |
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