European Lobster
HOMARUS GAMMARUS
There are two main species of lobster, one American, the other European. The European lobster is medium sized (up to 5 kg maximum) and rather blue and dark in colour. The American lobster is brown, is fished in winter and can occasionally weigh more than 15 kg (17 kg is the record).
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Family
Arthropod family, Crustaceans
Distribution
Cold-temperate waters of the Atlantic, from Norway to Morocco and from the western and central Mediterranean
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