Arctides regalis

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Arctides regalis
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A. regalis
Binomial name
Arctides regalis
Holthuis, 1963 [1]

Arctides regalis is a species of tropical lobster. Its common name is royal Spanish lobster and it is known as ula-papapa in Hawaii. [1]

Description

The species can be found in the tropical Indo-Pacific in underwater caves. The lobster stays off of muddy and sandy bottoms. Its orange-red coloring allows it to blend in with Tubastraea coral that grows in its hiding place. [2]

The lobster can be kept in an aquarium with free-swimming fish, but it should be the only one of its species in the tank because they do not get along. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Arctides regalis Holthuis, 1963". ITIS. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Debelius, Helmut; A. Baensch, Hans (1997). Marine Atlas Volume 1. MERGUS. pp. 574–575. ISBN   9781890087098.