Fishing for Smoothtail spiny lobster

Panulirus laevicauda

The smoothtail spiny lobster is a spiny lobster with long, thick, spined antennae, no large claws, and a smooth, unridged tail. Greenish to brownish with pale spots and banded legs, it lives on reefs and rocky bottoms of the western Atlantic from Florida to Brazil. The body reaches about 12 inches. Nocturnal, it shelters in crevices and forages over reefs. This summary was AI generated

Water type

Saltwater

IUCN Status

Data deficient

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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