Enoplometopus daumi secretes itself well back in ledges and caves on the seaward reef. Even at night, all one usually gets are glimpses of it before it disappears into the darker recesses of the cave. The photo below of a specimen peeking out of a live coral colony was taken at night on the seaward reef by Jay Lord.
Another specimen from a night dive on the seaward reef on 30 May 1992.
Below is a freshly molted carapace that one of the lobsters kindly dropped out of its cave.
Created 26 June 2018
Updated 14 June 2025