long-legged cray

Panulirus longipes Milne Edwards 1868

long-legged cray

The long legged cray, Panulirus longipes, can be recognised by its unusually long legs.
Characteristics of this family are a carapace which is roughly cylindrical, long antennae, and a first pair of legs which are not clawed.
Distribution =  Indo-west Pacific
Max size =  30cm body
Family =  Palinuridae - rock lobsters and crays