The European Spiny Lobster, Palinurus elephas, also called the Mediterranean lobster, is a reddish-brown crustacean with yellow spots, prominent forward-pointing spines on its carapace, and exceptionally long, heavy antennae; it typically measures twenty five to thirty centimeters but can reach sixty. Unlike the clawed European Lobster, it has no large pincers. It lives on rocky, exposed coastal seabeds at depths of twenty to seventy meters, from the eastern Atlantic between Norway and Morocco through most of the Mediterranean Sea. It is heavily fished as a delicacy around Mediterranean shores and the Atlantic coasts of Morocco, Portugal, Spain, France, Britain, and Ireland using pots and tangle nets, and is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because of this fishing pressure.
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Decapoda, Taxa Source European Spiny Lobster (Wikidata)
In Biome
Marine, Biomes Source Wikipedia: Palinurus elephas
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1. Wikipedia: Palinurus elephas
WikipediaUses
It is a much sought-after delicacy and is widely caught for food around the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic coasts of Morocco, Portugal, Spain and southern France, mostly with lobster pots.
Diet
It is nocturnal and feeds on small worms, crabs or dead animals, hiding in rock crevices or caves during the day.
Introduction
It is heavily fished as a delicacy around Mediterranean shores and the Atlantic coasts of Morocco, Portugal, Spain, France, Britain, and Ireland using pots and tangle nets, and is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because of this fishing pressure.
In Biome: Marine, Lead section
Palinurus elephas is a commonly caught species of spiny lobster from the East Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
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3. European Spiny Lobster (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, conservation status (P141)
Wikidata Q8162866: vulnerable (P141).
- Child Taxon Of: Decapoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. Wikipedia: Palinurus elephas
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