#reef lobsters

[snototter]

A red reef lobster (Enoplometopus occidentalis) off the coast of Kona, Hawaii, USA

by Pierrette Wagner

[oceansoftheworld]

(Photo by BarryFackler)

The red reef lobster (Enoplometopus occidentalis), also known as the Hawaiian Red Lobster and Red Dwarf Reef Lobster is a species of reef lobster that inhabits coral and rocky reefs and is generally found in deeper areas on the outer reef. It is found at depths from shallow subtidal to about 100 m. They are nocturnal and hides in rock cavities and crevices during the day. This species is found in the western Indian Ocean and central Pacific Ocean. It is known from South Africa, Kenya, Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius, the Seychelles, Indonesia, eastern Australia, Taiwan, Japan and Hawaii. Lobsters are crustaceans.

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