Arctides regalis
| Arctides regalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Scyllaridae |
| Genus: | Arctides |
| Species: | A. regalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Arctides regalis Holthuis, 1963[1]
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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]
Description
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
- ^ 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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