[1][2] It is a moderate size, commercially important species with a range that extends along the east coast of China from Shanghai to Hong Kong.

[1] Like P. ornatus and other spiny lobsters in the genus Panulirus, the larvae of P. stimpsoni are most likely retained in local estuarine waters.

[8] In addition to its oceanic environment, it is also found in Baoan Lake where it predated upon by the common carp.

Although the species is considered endemic to China, lobster aquaculture has grown in Vietnam, with more than 1,000 tons of cage-raised Panulirus species, including P. stimpsoni, produced for export to China, Japan, Thailand, and Hong Kong.

[11] The conservation status of Panulirus stimpsoni has not been evaluated based on the IUCN Red List criteria, despite being a fishery target species.