''Panulirus gracilis'', the green spiny lobster, is a

crustacean Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with shells" or "crusted ones") are invertebrate animals that constitute one group of arthropods that are traditionally a part of the subphylum Crustacea (), a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthrop ...

species described by Thomas Hale Streets 1871. ''Panulirus gracilis'' is part of the

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

'' Panulirus'' and the Palinuridae

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

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categorizes the species globally as insufficiently studied. No subspecies are listed in the

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. The species is frequently captured under legal size, which jeopardizes it reproductive cycle.

References

Holthuis, L. B. (1991) Marine Lobsters of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Species of Interest to Fisheries Known to Date, FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 13 ''ITIS: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System''. Orrell T. (custodian), 2011-04-26

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1551946 Achelata Crustaceans described in 1871 Taxa named by Thomas Hale Streets