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Norway Lobster

Crustaceans

The Norway lobster is a slender, orange-pink lobster found on muddy seafloors of the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, where it digs and lives in a burrow that it rarely strays far from. It is largely nocturnal, emerging mostly at night or in low light to forage, and is one of Europe's most commercially valuable crustaceans, sold and served under names including scampi and langoustine. Its long, narrow claws distinguish it from the stockier true lobsters found in the same waters.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Nephrops norvegicus 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 6
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Decapoda, Taxa
Source Nephrops norvegicus (Wikidata)
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Albania

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Belgium

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Croatia

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Denmark

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France

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Greece

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Ireland

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Italy

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Morocco

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Norway

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Philippines

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Portugal

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Slovenia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Turkey

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United Kingdom

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Sources
1. Nephrops norvegicus (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Quote, Lead section
Adults emerge from their burrows at night to feed on worms and fish.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. SeaLifeBase: Nephrops norvegicus summary
SeaLifeBaseHuman uses
Quote, Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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4. Nephrops norvegicus (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q551915 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Decapoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Animals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fauna","language":"EN"},{"name":"Animaux","language":"FR"}],"cites_listings":[]
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6. Norway Lobster (Wikipedia)
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