Slipper Lobster

Scyllarides squammosus
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A uniquely shaped lobster with its front antennae flattened into rounded discs. A nocturnal scavenger this lobster is brown to red in colour with a blotched pattern covering the body. They are often confused with the Morten Bay Bug Thenus orientalis .

Size: 40cm in length (Maximum)

Diet: Crustaceans, Mollusks, Worms & Carrion

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Left: John Natoli
Centre: John Natoli
Right: John Natoli
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