Gibbon furrow lobster
Justitia longimana
- Usual depth8.4 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsMay and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8.4 m · Deepest record: 8.4 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Photos
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Gibbon furrow lobster, Red-banded lobster, West Indian furrow lobster, gibbon furrow lobster, long-armed lobster, long-armed spiny lobster, Longarm Furrow Lobster, longarm spiny lobster, long-handed spiny lobster, red banded lobster, red-banded lobster
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Rotband-Languste, Rote Languste
- Spanish
- camarón de lo alto, langosta de muelas, ula
- French
- criquet, homard bresilien, Langouste à bandes rouges, Langouste Caraibe, langouste caraïbe, langouste gibbon, Langouste gibbon (La), Criquet (Le), Homard brésilien (Le), Langouste caraïbe (La), Langoustine longues pinces
- Simplified Chinese
- 長臂正龍蝦
Other scientific names: Justitia longimanus, Justitia mauritiana, Palinurus longimanus
Similar species
Australian rock lobsterJasus edwardsii
Australian spiny lobsterPanulirus cygnus
Coral crayPanulirus penicillatus
Banded spiny lobsterPanulirus marginatus
Coral crayfishPanulirus ornatus
Marine crayfishPanulirus versicolor
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 69 open-data records from 1882 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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