Puerulus (crustacean)

Puerulus, commonly known as whip lobsters, is a genus of spiny lobsters in the family Palinuridae, native to the Indo-Pacific at depths of 200 to 700 meters.

Species

 * Puerulus angulatus Bate, 1888 (Holthuis 1991; Chan 2010) Banded whip lobster
 * Puerulus carinatus Borradaile, 1910 Red whip lobster
 * Puerulus gibbosus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013
 * Puerulus mesodontus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013
 * Puerulus quadridentis Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013
 * Puerulus richeri Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013
 * Puerulus sericus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013
 * Puerulus sewelli Ramadan, 1938 Arabian whip lobster
 * Puerulus velutinus Holthuis, 1963 Velvet whip lobster