Caribbean spiny lobster

Facts

• No big front claws. It has forward-pointing spines, long horn-like antennae and two large cream spots on top of the second tail segment.^[2]
• Active at night. By day it shelters in reef dens and crevices, and it waves its long antennae to scare off predators.^[2]
• Divers who catch lobster without a boat must check the size right where they catch it and release undersized ones at once.^[1]

Where it's been reported (18)

From the sources on each dive site's page. Sightings are never guaranteed.

• Crash Boat · Aguadilla & Northwest“lobsters” (Crashboat Watersports (Aguadilla))
• Rompeolas / Muelle Viejo · Aguadilla & Northwest“lionfish, lobsters; occasional big fish” (Aquatica Underwater Adventures)
• Cayo Luis Peña · Culebra“red hind, yellowtail and dog snappers and spiny lobsters at the highest densities (and largest lobsters) recorded in the PR monitoring program — 2016; the summary attributes this to station 'Luis Pena 10' while the described station is 'Luis Pena 5' (same reef, report inconsistency); authors credit the fishing closure” (NOAA Institutional Repository / Puerto Rico DRNA (PRCRMP))
• Tamarindo · Culebra“lobsters” (Culebra Divers via SSI Scubago / MyDiveGuide)
• Las Cabezas de San Juan (shore) · Fajardo & La Cordillera“tropical fish, lobsters, turtles” (Pirate Snorkeling Shack (Fajardo))
• Palomino Reef · Fajardo & La Cordillera“lobsters” (Aqua Adventure)
• Efra's Wall · Guánica & La Parguera“spiny lobster, common octopus, flamingo tongue, arrow crabs — 2015-2017” (Puerto Rico DRNA / NOAA CRCP)
• Enrique · Guánica & La Parguera“sea cucumbers, brittle stars, spiny lobster, spotted eagle rays; occasionally manatees or dolphins” (Paradise Scuba & Snorkeling Center)
• Old Buoy · Guánica & La Parguera“spiny lobster and Spanish lobster; schooling bar jacks, barracudas and mackerel” (Paradise Scuba & Snorkeling Center)
• Bomber Anchor Valley · Isla Desecheo“lobsters” (SSI (Scuba Schools International))
• Yellow Reef · Isla Desecheo“lobsters” (Aquatica Underwater Adventures)
• Escambrón · San Juan & North Coast“lobsters” (Primera Hora)
• Monkey Reef · Southeast Coast“sergeant majors, lobster, octopus, pufferfish” (Maragata Charters (Palmas del Mar, Humacao))
• Mosquito Pier · Vieques“sea turtles, rays, lobsters, eels, octopus, tarpon, nurse sharks” (Black Beard Sports)
• Punta Arenas (Green Beach) · Vieques“sergeant majors, lobster, octopus, pufferfish, sea turtles, stingray, eagle ray” (Maragata Charters (Palmas del Mar, Humacao))
• Three Rocks Horseshoe · Vieques“spiny lobsters” (Aqua Adventure)
• Playa Stella · West Coast“moray eels, lobster, nudibranchs, southern stingray” (Vantage Dive Club)
• Tres Palmas (Steps) · West Coast“lobsters” (PADI / Scuba Diving)