Caledonian Mitten Lobster

Parribacus caledonicus

Also known as: Butterfly Lobster, Caledonian Mitten Langosta, Caledonian Slipper Lobster, Mitten Lobster

ALSO KNOWN AS

Butterfly Lobster
Caledonian Mitten Langosta
Caledonian Slipper Lobster
Mitten Lobster

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2011

Caledonian Mitten Lobster adult, photographed at Townsville Aquarium, Australia — @fishx6 · Townsville Aquarium, Australia · November 20201 / 1

Overview

Found singly or in small pods, hiding in crevices and under rocks during the day, foraging for food at night, over coral, rubble, sand, and stone bottoms, of reefs.

Lobsters live in caves and crevices during the day, often several together, coming out at night to feed.
Sometimes caught in the torches of divers where they scuttle off back into the dark.
They do not have true claws, the soft and flexible tail is used for swimming rapidly backwards, for short distances to get away from danger.
Spiny lobsters are caught in baited lobster pots for gourmet dining.

How to identify

COLOURS

Pattern: blotches
Body shape: hairy
Behaviour: hides nocturnal shelters in caves shelters in crevices solitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Range · Central Pacific
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LIVES IN

Found singly or in small pods, hiding in crevices and under rocks during the day, foraging for food at night, over coral, rubble, sand, and stone bottoms, of reefs.

RANGE