Painted Rock Lobster

Panulirus versicolor

Banded blue and reef-bright

1 product

Habitat

Coral and rocky reef edges in clear shallow water; hidden in crevices by day

Typical size

Usually under 30 cm; to about 40 cm

Depth

Shallow reef, ~1–15 m (sometimes deeper)

Region

Tropical northern Australia, WA, NT & QLD reefs

The range

Shop the Painted Rock Lobster

The full range for this species. New pieces land as they come off the boat.

T-Shirt

PAINTED ROCK LOBSTER

$54.95

From reef to canvas

Painted from the real thing

The fish

Painted Rock Lobster — the hand-painted design

The painting

Painted from the real reference — species-accurate, not a cartoon.

Hand-painted Painted Rock Lobster, shown at its preferred depth

Panulirus versicolor · painted from the real reference

Know the fish

Reef colour you'd swear was hand-painted

The painted rock lobster earns its name on sight, with vivid blue-green and white banded legs and a shell marked like reef art come to life. A tropical species of clear-water reef and rubble, it's one of the most beautiful crayfish in Australian waters and a favourite of divers who'd rather photograph one than take it home.

We hand-paint the painted cray's banding and colour the way the reef shows it. Bold, distinctive and unmistakably tropical across tees, keychains, charms and stickers.

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