Common Spiny Lobster
Palinurus elephas
Sighting evidence at Punta Xarraca, Ibiza and Formentera
Photo: Albertini maridom · CC BY-NC
Spiny lobsters shelter in the rock crevices of Xarraca Bay throughout the day, emerging at night to forage across the surrounding reef and posidonia. Night dives here regularly reveal groups of lobsters moving purposefully across open sand in what appears to be coordinated migration behaviour. Their relative abundance at Xarraca, compared to heavily fished areas, reflects the calmer, less pressured nature of Ibiza's northern coast.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Common Spiny Lobster is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.