Table Of Contents
- Description
- Biology
- Ecology and Distribution
- Distribution
- Habitat
- Conservation
- Trends and Threats
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- References and More Information
- Literature References
- Specialist Projects
- Common Names
Description
The common lobster is a very large and commercially important species (3). The upper surface is dark blue in colour with yellowish spots; the underside is more yellowish (3). The long abdomen terminates in a broad tail fan, and the first pair of walking legs, which are held forwards, are tipped with very large, formidable pincers. The pincers differ in size; one is used to cut prey, the other for crushing (4).
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Coris cuvieri (Bennett, 1831)
African coris |
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Nematalosa galatheae Nelson & Rothman, 1973
Galathea gizzard shad |
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Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer, 1889)
Stargazer mountain catfish |
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Arenicola marina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lugworm |
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Symphysanodon maunaloae Anderson, 1970
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