Panulirus

Typical Spiny Lobsters

As recorded: Panulirus White, 1847

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Palinuridae

Panulirus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13,226 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

California, US

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2026-10-27

Queensland, AU

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2026-10-26

Ruby E wreck, San Diego County, CA, USA

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2026-10-25

San Diego County, CA, USA

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2026-10-25

Main Wall, La Jolla Submarine Canyon, La Jolla, San Diego County, CA, USA

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2026-10-25

Big Wave Bay, New Territories, HK

(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Panulirus. BPBM 4376. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37895551. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/4376.