Panulirus inflatus

Panulirus inflatus, the blue spiny pobster, is species of crustacean in the family Palinuridae (spiny lobsters).[1] It is found at rocky reefs to depths of 30 m (100 ft) in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico, ranging from Baja California to Chiapas.[1][3] It is commonly caught in artisanal fisheries, but the species is not threatened, being categorized as least concern by the IUCN.[1] There are no subspecies.[3]

Panulirus inflatus
a. Complete dorsal view, b. Partial dorsal view, c Partial ventral view.

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Family:
Palinuridae
Genus:
Panulirus
Species:
P. inflatus
Binomial name
Panulirus inflatus

References
  1. Butler, M.; Cockcroft, A. & MacDiarmid, A. (2011). "Panulirus inflatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169993A6701255. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169993A6701255.en.
  2. Holthuis, L. B. (1991) Marine Lobsters of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Species of Interest to Fisheries Known to Date, FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 13
  3. Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  4. ITIS: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Orrell T. (custodian), 2011-04-26

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