Panulirus homarus is found in the Indo-West Pacific region, from East Africa along the coast of the Indian Ocean, as far as the Malay Archipelago, and then along the coasts of the Pacific Ocean to Japan in the north and … See more

The body of P. homarus can reach up to 31 centimetres (12 in) in total length, or a carapace length of 12 cm (4.7 in), but the average is around 20–25 cm (8–10 in).
There is variation in the colouration, which parallels ot… See more

Panulirus homarus is nocturnal and gregarious. It feeds mostly on the brown mussel Perna perna. In South Africa, it is one of the main prey items for the Cape clawless otter. See more

In South Africa, P. homarus was only the subject of small-scale fisheries until 1969, when a company was formed to exploit it. It is also the most important species of spiny lobster to the lobster fisheries of Tamil Nadu and … See more