Scyllarides haanii
Scyllarides haanii, the Aesop slipper lobster, is a marine decapod crustean in the family Scyllaridae. Other common names include the humpbacked slipper lobster and the ridgeback slipper lobster.
Description
Scyllarides haanii can grow to a maximum body length of but commonly range between in length. It is believed to be the largest of the Scyllarides species. It is a solitary species that shelters during the day and forages at night, primarily on a diet of bivalves.Distribution and habitat
Scyllarides haanii is a wide-ranging benthic species but nowhere abundant, and uncommon in some places. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region and known to occur in the eastern and western Indian Ocean and throughout the Pacific Ocean. It is likely its distribution is larger than indicated in population assessments from 2013 and earlier.Scyllarides haanii inhabits coral reefs and rocky bottoms in relatively warm coastal waters in winter to early spring, and migrates into deeper waters to breed. The species has been found at depths of.