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Green Spiny Lobster


Panulirus gracilis

Family: Palinuridae
Order: Decapoda
Class: Malacostraca
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Panulirus gracilis, the green spiny lobster, is a crustacean species described by Thomas Hale Streets 1871. Panulirus gracilis is part of the genus Panulirus and the Palinuridae family . IUCN categorizes the species globally as insufficiently studied. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

The species is frequently captured under legal size, which jeopardizes it reproductive cycle.

Source: Wikipedia, article Panulirus gracilis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
44991325/07/2013EcuadorSanta ElenaSalinasRene Zambrano Roman
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Green Spiny Lobster (Panulirus gracilis) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.