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]
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| Species: | A. regalis
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| Arctides regalis Holthuis, 1963[1]
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Description edit
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]
References edit
- ^ a b "Arctides regalis Holthuis, 1963". ITIS. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ a b Debelius, Helmut; A. Baensch, Hans (1997). Marine Atlas Volume 1. MERGUS. pp. 574–575. ISBN 9781890087098.
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