Ornate Spiny Lobster
Panulirus ornatus
Sighting evidence at Lobster Cave, Little Liuqiu Island
Spiny lobsters crowd into the deeper recesses of Lobster Cave during daylight hours, antennae bristling from between rock crevices in the back wall. The cave's largest individuals — some with bodies exceeding 40 centimeters — have been present for years according to local operators. At night they disperse across the surrounding reef to forage, returning to the same cave positions by dawn in a pattern that makes them one of the most reliably locatable species on the island.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Ornate Spiny Lobster is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.