''Puerulus'', commonly known as whip lobsters, is a
genus
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of
spiny lobster
Spiny lobsters, also known as langustas, langouste, or rock lobsters, are a family (Palinuridae) of about 60 species of achelate crustaceans, in the Decapoda Reptantia. Spiny lobsters are also, especially in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, So ...
s in the
family
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Palinuridae, native to the
Indo-Pacific
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at depths of 200 to 700 meters.
[Wardiatno, Yusli et al. “First record of Puerulus mesodontus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Achelata, Palinuridae) from south of Java, Indonesia.” Biodiversity data journal ,4 e8069. 7 Mar. 2016, doi:10.3897/BDJ.4.e8069]
Species
* ''
Puerulus angulatus''
Bate, 1888 (Holthuis 1991; Chan 2010) Banded whip lobster
* ''
Puerulus carinatus''
Borradaile, 1910 Red whip lobster
* ''
Puerulus gibbosus''
Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013
* ''
Puerulus mesodontus''
Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013
* ''
Puerulus quadridentis''
Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013
* ''
Puerulus richeri''
Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013
* ''
Puerulus sericus''
Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013
* ''
Puerulus sewelli''
Ramadan, 1938 Arabian whip lobster
* ''
Puerulus velutinus''
Holthuis, 1963 Velvet whip lobster
References
Achelata
Decapod genera
Taxa named by Arnold Edward Ortmann
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