Panulirus argus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the panulirus argus lives – recorded in 23 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Panulirus argus
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	23 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Crustacean
Order	Decapoda
Family	Palinuridae

Where does the panulirus argus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the panulirus argus in 23 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, The Bahamas.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the panulirus argus endangered?

The panulirus argus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the panulirus argus?

The panulirus argus (Panulirus argus) is a crustacean in the order Decapoda and the family Palinuridae, genus Panulirus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the panulirus argus

Panulirus argus, the Caribbean spiny lobster, is a species of spiny lobster that lives on reefs and in mangrove swamps in the western Atlantic Ocean.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Panulirus argus (revision 1363845711), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q166343 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).