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What is the name of the shrimp that looks like a lobster but is bigger than a lobster

The shrimp that looks like a lobster but is bigger than a lobster is called the Fairview Lobster.

The Fairview lobster (Panulirus ornatus) is a species of lobster in the family Lobsteridae, genus Lobster, commonly known as lobster, flower lobster, mountain shrimp, Yamato shrimp, sand shrimp and so on. Body length up to 55 centimeters. Abdomen, the first antennae and footsteps with black-brown and yellow patches. There are four pairs of warty spines at the base of the antennae, with a smaller pair at the back. The body color is colorful and bright.

The cephalothoracic armor of the brocade lobster is slightly cylindrical, with spines of different sizes on the anterior margin. The body surface is green and cephalothorax slightly blue, the second antennae stalk blue, articulators slightly pink, the first antennae and footsteps with a conspicuous yellowish and black annulus, abdominal segments, including the caudal peduncle of the back of the middle with a wide black transverse band. It is the largest lobster in the genus, the maximum body length of up to 60 centimeters, usually 20 to 35 centimeters.