Tufted Spiny Lobster

A Tufted Spiny Lobster scurries along in the waters off Hawaii

It’s fairly common to see lobster molts while snorkeling, but not live lobsters, since they’re mostly active at night. On a recent swim, I got down to the water earlier than usual and was rewarded by seeing two fairly lively Tufted Spiny Lobsters. The smaller of the two scooted amongst the rocks and never really came out into the open, but this larger one traveled a good distance over the sea floor before scuttling backwards under a ledge.

These lobsters are notable for the patches of blue at the base of their antennae and the pale stripes on their legs.

4 thoughts on “Tufted Spiny Lobster

    1. Graham's avatarGraham Post author

      There are certainly those who would catch them. It’s not big business here because there aren’t that many of them.

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