Puerulus angulatus (Bate, 1888)
Banded whip lobster
Puerulus angulatus
photo by FAO

Family:  Palinuridae (spiny lobsters)
Max. size:  21 cm BL (male/unsexed); 15.7 cm TL (female); max.weight: 88.0 g
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 274 - 536 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  21 cm, total body length; 7.3 cm, maximum carapace length (Ref. 4). Found in deep water at depths greater than 100 m (Ref. 77016).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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