Panulirus versicolor, painted rock lobster Description
Two lobsters (Panulirus versicolor).
Date 26 October 2009, 11:45
Source Diving Maldives, 2009
Author Christian Jensen https://www.flickr.com/people/87974168@N00
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diving_Maldives,_2009_-_Lobsters.jpg
Panulirus versicolor is a species of spiny lobster that lives in tropical reefs. Other names include painted rock lobster, common rock lobster, bamboo lobster, blue lobster, and blue spiny lobster. P. versicolor is one of the three most common varieties of spiny lobster in Sri Lanka, alongside Panulirus homarus and Panulirus ornatus.