Rare occurrence of blunthorn lobster Palinustus waguensis Kubo, 1963from the southwest coast of India

On 12th September, 2013 three specimens of the rare deep-sea blunt horn lobsters were landed in the multiday trawlers operating at a depth of 150-250 m, off Sakthikulangara along the southwest coast of India. These three specimens consisted of two males and a single female.