The Crawfish (Panulirus argus) is a nocturnal marine crustacean that is an important part of Bahamian culture. Common names include Caribbean spiny lobster, crawfish, rock lobster, Florida lobster, common spiny lobster, langouste blanche, langouste. They are found throughout tropical and sub-tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. They occur in The Bahamas, Bermuda, the West Indies and South Florida. They shelter in crevices in the reef during the day and come out at night to forage in shallow water bank /seagrass areas feeding on detritus and invertebrates.