Shore life · La Saladita, Guerrero

Blue spiny lobster

Panulirus inflatus

Spanish: Langosta azul

Panulirus inflatus is a crustacean species first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1895. Panulirus inflatus is part of the genus Panulirus and the Palinuridae family. IUCN categorizes the species as least-concern species. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

TaxonomyMalacostraca › Decapoda › Palinuridae

Local records16 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records873 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2024 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-04-26 — observation by viridelao
2026-04-07 — observation by rachmunger
2025-10-16 — observation by zissou_divers
2025-08-07 — observation by alecarrasco
2025-05-01 — observation by alexmunday
2025-01-26 — observation by zihuadean

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Shore life guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Blue spiny lobster (Panulirus inflatus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/panulirus-inflatus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.