Banded spiny lobster
Panulirus marginatus
- Usual depth6–7 m
- Water temperature24–26 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Panulirus marginatus, also known as the Hawaiian spiny lobster, banded spiny lobster, or ula in Hawaiian, is a species of spiny lobster in the family Palinuridae which is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It is the subject of extensive commercial and recreational fisheries.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 19 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 45 records
- October: 24 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–7 m · Deepest record: 62 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–26 °C
Photos
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Banded spiny lobster, banded spiny lobster
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Gebänderte Languste
- French
- langouste bordée
- Simplified Chinese
- 帶棘龍蝦
Other scientific names: Palinurus marginatus
Similar species
Australian spiny lobsterPanulirus cygnus
Coral crayPanulirus penicillatus
Coral crayfishPanulirus ornatus
Marine crayfishPanulirus versicolor
White-whiskered coral crayfishPanulirus femoristriga
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).
- 615 open-data records from 1901 to 2008.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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