Panulirus gracilis Streets, 1871
Green spiny lobster
Panulirus gracilis
photo by FAO

Family:  Palinuridae (spiny lobsters)
Max. size:  32 cm TL (male/unsexed); 30 cm TL (female)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: From Baja California Sur to the west coast of Peru and the Galapagos Islands.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  It has lengths of 32 cm (male) and 30 cm (female), maximum total body length; 1 to 13 cm (male) and 1 to 12 cm (female), carapace length (Ref. 4). Maximum depth from Ref. 112672. Occurs at depths from 0 to 18 m and it inhabits shallow coastal waters among rocks and in cracks and crevices. The animals are nocturnal (Ref. 4). Feeds mainly on mollusks, crustaceans and organic matter (Ref. 112086).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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