Soft Locust Lobster
Scammarctus batei
Category: Crabs & Lobsters
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Scyllaridae
- Genus
- Scammarctus
Where to Find
Found in 7 diving areas across 4 countries and 4 regions.
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 2 records
- Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu - 10 records
- Watamu & Malindi, Kenya - 1 records
- Anilao, Philippines - 48 records
- Dumaguete, Philippines - 2 records
- Malapascua, Philippines - 3 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 3 records