Lobster from San Salvador

Order Decapoda

Suborder Palinura

Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus): long, exagerrated 2nd antennae. Horn-like spines extending over stalked eyes.

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Spanish Lobster (Scyllarides aequinoctialis): purple spots on yellow band on first abdominal segment. Second antennae flattened into plates.

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