Sealife guideThe european spiny lobsterPalinurus elephas
Taxonomy
- Common name: European spiny lobster
- French name: Langouste rouge, langouste rouge europeenne, langouste commune
- Spanish name: Langosta común
- Scientific name: Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787)
- Family name: Panuliridae
- Order name: Decapoda
- Class name: The crustaceans [Malacostraca]
Did you know ?
The european spiny lobster is listed as many other marine species within The
IUCN Red List of threatened species. The european spiny lobster appears in the
IUCN Red List since 2014 within the category Vulnerable !
The european spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas)
Within the same family
Spotted spiny lobster
(Panulirus guttatus)
Caribbean spiny lobster
(Panulirus argus)
Japanese crayfish
(Panulirus japonicus)
California spiny lobster
(Panulirus interruptus)
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