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Panulirus interruptus California spiny lobster, Red Rock Lobster, Mexican Spiny Loster

Panulirus interruptus is commonly referred to as California spiny lobster, Red Rock Lobster, Mexican Spiny Loster. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Panulirus interruptus (Bird Rock, San Diego) 2010


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lexID:
4958 
AphiaID:
382898 
Scientific:
Panulirus interruptus 
German:
Kalifornische Languste, Kalifornische Felsenlanguste 
English:
California Spiny Lobster, Red Rock Lobster, Mexican Spiny Loster 
Category:
Langusty 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Palinuridae (Family) > Panulirus (Genus) > interruptus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Randall, ), 1840 
Occurrence:
California, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico (East Pacific), USA 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 150 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rock crevices, Rocky reefs, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 
Size:
up to 23.62" (60 cm) 
Temperature:
14,8 °F - 22,3 °F (14,8°C - 22,3°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Carrion, Clams, Invertebrates, Krill, Predatory, Sea Cucumbers, Sea urchins, Sea weed, Snails, Starfishs, Worms, Zoobenthos 
Difficulty:
suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-08-28 10:27:24 

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Panulirus interruptus(Randall, 1840)

Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: USA and Mexico

Biology
Habitat: From the littoral zones (tide pools) to depths of about 65 m, being more frequent in deeper waters with rocky substrates.
Spawning is from May to August.

Colour: body and abdomen dorsally rather uniformly brownish red, without light bands or spots.
Legs brownish red with one or more pale longitudinal streaks (from Marine species identification portal).

Synonymised taxa:
Palinurus interruptus Randall, 1840 (basionym)

External links

  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 28.08.2025.
  2. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 28.08.2025.

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Copyright Picture taken by Magnus Kjærgaard in La Jolla, California
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Torrance Reef DSC_8173 2025
Panulirus interruptus (Bird Rock, San Diego) 2010
Panulirus interruptus, California Spiny Lobsters, 2014
Panulirus interruptus, California Spiny Lobsters, 2014

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