Dwarf Reef Lobster (species: Enoplometopus occidentalis) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Enoplometopus occidentalis
Dwarf Reef Lobster


©Damien Langley: Frozen specimen of Enoplometopus occidentalis from Princess Charlotte Bay

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Decapoda
Family Enoplometopidae
Genus Enoplometopus
Species Enoplometopus occidentalis

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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The photographed specimen is from Princess Charlotte Bay, north of Lizard Island. It was identified from the photo by Dr Shane Ahyong, Australian Museum. Shane notes that this species is fairly common on reef slopes of the Great Barrier Reef but is rarely seen because it is shy and nocturnal.

by Anne Hoggett

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