Distinguishing Characteristics |
Carapace elongate, abdomen thick, dorsoventrally flattened, lobster-like; color brown with reddish orange color on antennules, legs (banded), and scattered on surface of body; antennae modified into short, well developed plates, the terminal segment is rounded and smooth, not lobed or serrated; no claws on any legs; 1st abdominal segment with 1 red round spot in center of back; diffused red spots on either side of central spot; 2nd, 3rd and 4th abdominal segments with distinct raised ridges; carapace granulate, covered with small nodules; lateral margins of head form right angles ending in small tooth or spine; eyes recessed into orbits. |
Similar Species |
Other slipper lobsters may have 4 red spots on 1st abdominal segment or edges of antennae shaped into lobes or teeth, but the only the ridged slipper lobster has a ridge along the midline of the abdomen. |
Habitat |
Gulf, bottom dweller |
Maximum Size |
35.5 cm (14 in) |
Other Common Names |
shovel-nose lobster |
Previous Scientific Names |
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