Palinurus elephas European spiny lobster

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lexID:

5784 

AphiaID:

107703 

Scientific:

Palinurus elephas 

German:

Gewöhnliche Languste 

English:

European Spiny Lobster 

Category:

Spiny Lobsters 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Palinuridae (Family) > Palinurus (Genus) > elephas (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Fabricius, ), 1787 

Occurrence:

Algeria, Azores, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Madeira, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

15.75" - 19.69" (40cm - 50cm) 

Temperature:

60.8 °F - 75.2 °F (16°C - 24°C) 

Food:

Algae, Carrion, Clam meat, Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Isopods, omnivore, Predatory, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Sea urchins, Snails, Sponges, Starfishs, Worms 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L) 

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Palinurus charlestoni
• Palinurus delagoae
• 
  Palinurus elephas
  Gewöhnliche Languste
• Palinurus gilchristi
• Palinurus mauritanicus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-07-21 18:17:39 

Last edit:

2019-09-10 17:52:15 

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