Common Spiny Lobster
Palinurus elephas
VulnerablePhoto: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
Crustaceancarnivore
The common spiny lobster is a clawless crustacean with a spiky armor, found in the Mediterranean Sea and East Atlantic. Unlike its American cousins, it's known locally as crayfish or red lobster.
- Lacks the large claws typical of other lobster species.
- Thrives in both the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal waters.
- Often called 'crayfish' in Europe despite being a true lobster.
OceanEurope
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Crustacean
- Scientific name
- Palinurus elephas
- Habitat
- Ocean
- Regions in this directory
- Europe
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- medium
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable (VU)
