European lobster
E522325
The European lobster is a large clawed marine crustacean native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, prized as a seafood delicacy and known for its dark blue-black shell that turns bright red when cooked.
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | species of crustacean ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| binomialName | Homarus gammarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyColor |
blue-black
ⓘ
dark blue ⓘ |
| bodyColorWhenCooked | bright red ⓘ |
| class | Malacostraca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commercialUse |
fisheries
ⓘ
seafood ⓘ |
| depthRange | 0–150 m ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| development | larval stages ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
dead organic matter ⓘ echinoderms ⓘ molluscs ⓘ worms ⓘ |
| distributionLimitNorth | northern Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionLimitSouth | northwest Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionLimitWest | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Nephropidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType | omnivore ⓘ |
| fertilization | external fertilization ⓘ |
| fishingMethod |
lobster pots
ⓘ
traps ⓘ |
| foundIn |
coastal waters of Europe
ⓘ
crevices and burrows ⓘ rocky substrates ⓘ |
| genus | Homarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
benthic zone
ⓘ
continental shelf ⓘ |
| hasBodyPart |
abdomen
ⓘ
antennae ⓘ carapace ⓘ crusher claw ⓘ cutter claw ⓘ two large claws ⓘ walking legs ⓘ |
| hasExoskeleton | chitinous exoskeleton ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 60 cm ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | about 5–6 kg ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Baltic Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursAlongCoast |
British Isles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Decapoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| relatedTo | American lobster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| scientificNameAbbreviation | H. gammarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 23–38 cm ⓘ |
| valuedFor | culinary delicacy ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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