White-whiskered coral crayfish
Panulirus femoristriga
- Usual depth4–18 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, August, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Panulirus femoristriga is a species of spiny lobster. It occurs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. IUCN categorizes the species globally as of "least concern". No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Panulirus femoristriga”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 14 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 7 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–18 m · Deepest record: 18 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Photos
(c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- White-whiskered coral crayfish, White-whiskered rock lobster, white-whiskered coral crayfish, white-whiskered rock lobster, White Whisker Spiny Lobster
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Weißfühler-Schmucklanguste
- French
- Langouste à pattes rayées, Langouste rouge à antennes blanches
- Indonesian
- Lobster Batik
- Japanese
- アマミイセエビ
- Simplified Chinese
- 條紋龍蝦, 白鬚長足龍蝦
Other scientific names: Palinurus femoristriga, Panulirus albiflagellum
Similar species
Australian spiny lobsterPanulirus cygnus
Coral crayPanulirus penicillatus
Banded spiny lobsterPanulirus marginatus
Coral crayfishPanulirus ornatus
Marine crayfishPanulirus versicolor
Scalloped spiny crawfishPanulirus homarus
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 37 open-data records from 1969 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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