California spiny lobster
E892821
The California spiny lobster is a large, clawless marine crustacean native to the Pacific coast of North America, prized in commercial and recreational fisheries for its edible tail meat.
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine invertebrate
ⓘ
species of crustacean ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| averageAdultLength | 20–30 cm ⓘ |
| class | Malacostraca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName |
California rock lobster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California spiny lobster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| describedBy | Randall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1840s (approximate) ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
detritus ⓘ mollusks ⓘ sea urchins ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
benthic predator
ⓘ
scavenger ⓘ |
| economicImportance | high-value seafood species ⓘ |
| family | Palinuridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fishedFor | edible tail meat ⓘ |
| fisheryMethod |
hand capture by divers
ⓘ
hoop nets ⓘ traps ⓘ |
| genus | Panulirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
kelp forests
ⓘ
rocky reefs ⓘ shallow coastal waters ⓘ subtidal zones ⓘ |
| hasBodyPart |
long antennae
ⓘ
muscular tail ⓘ spiny carapace ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
clawless
ⓘ
large ⓘ no enlarged front claws ⓘ |
| hasRegulation |
bag limits
ⓘ
seasonal closures ⓘ size limits ⓘ |
| isTargetOf |
commercial fishery
ⓘ
recreational fishery ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalStage | phyllosoma ⓘ |
| lifeHistoryTrait | long larval duration ⓘ |
| lifeSpan | over 30 years ⓘ |
| managedBy | California Department of Fish and Wildlife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumTotalLength | about 60 cm ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | over 7 kg ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Baja California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of California NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific coast of North America ⓘ |
| order | Decapoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rangeExtendsFrom | Monterey Bay, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rangeExtendsTo | Baja California Sur, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | external fertilization ⓘ |
| scientificName | Panulirus interruptus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat degradation
ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ |
| typicalDepthRange | intertidal to about 65 m ⓘ |
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