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