Puerulus, commonly known as whip lobsters, is a genus of spiny lobsters in the family Palinuridae, native to the Indo-Pacific at depths of 200 to 700 meters.Wardiatno, Yusli et al. “First record of Puerulus mesodontus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Achelata, Palinuridae) from south of Java, Indonesia.” Biodiversity data journal ,4 e8069. 7 Mar. 2016, doi:10.3897/BDJ.4.e8069
Species Puerulus angulatus Bate, 1888 (Holthuis 1991; Chan 2010) Banded whip lobster Puerulus carinatus Borradaile, 1910 Red whip lobster Puerulus gibbosus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013 Puerulus mesodontus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013 Puerulus quadridentis Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013 Puerulus richeri Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013 Puerulus sericus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013 Puerulus sewelli Ramadan, 1938 Arabian whip lobster Puerulus velutinus Holthuis, 1963 Velvet whip lobster
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