Extension in the distributional range of long-legged spiny lobster, Panulirus longipes longipes (A.Milne Edwards, 1868) along the southeast coast of India

The long-legged spiny lobster, Panulirus longipes longipes a subspecies of P.longipes is reported for the first time off Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India extending its distributional range to the north of Gulf of Mannar, on the east coast. Morphological features and colour pattern of this specimen is in conformity with the earlier description of the species from Indian waters. This lobster occurs only in stray numbers along the Indian coast.