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European Spiny Lobster
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IUCN VU · Vulnerable

European Spiny Lobster

Palinurus elephas

Palinurus elephas is a spiny lobster, which is commonly caught in the Mediterranean Sea. Its common names include European spiny lobster, crayfish or cray (in Ireland), common spiny lobster, Mediterranean lobster and red lobster.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

European Spiny Lobster in Georg Wolfgang Knorr — Deliciae naturae selectae (1771)

Georg Wolfgang Knorr — Deliciae naturae selectae (1771)

Georg Wolfgang Knorr · 1771 · p.242

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 324536.