Spiny lobster

Order Decapoda

Family Palinuridae

Marine crustacean with shell with almost parallel sides. Relatively close supraorbital spines, leaving a more closed V-space than in Palinurus mauritanicus. Short antacids. Color reddish brown, with a pair of large yellow spots on the abdominal segments. Pereiópodos (legs) with clear longitudinal lines. Up to 50 cm in length.

Characteristics

FAO code
SLO

Specie
Palinurus elephas

Type
Crustaceans

FAO Fishing Areas

Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea

Fishing seasons

feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec

International denominations

Germany Languste

France Langouste

Italy Aragosta

Portugal Lagosta

United Kingdom Spiny lobster

Japan Iseebi

Fishing areas

Fishing arts

Gillnets

Pots traps

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