| Family: |
Palinuridae (spiny lobsters) |
| Max. size: |
75 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 21 years |
| Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 180 - 600 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from west Ireland to southern Senegal and western Mediterranean. Subtropical to temperate. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Maximum body length: 50 cm; a single record of a specimen of 75 cm needs confirmation; usually the body length ranges between 20 and 40 cm (Ref. 4). Lives on rocky and coralligenous substrates near rocky outcrops in edges of the continental shelf (Ref. 85369). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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| Country info: |
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