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Nephrops norvegicus is a species of marine crustacean belonging to the family Nephropidae. It is classified within the order Decapoda, class Malacostraca, phylum Arthropoda, and kingdom Animalia. The species, described by Linnaeus in 1758, is accepted under the name Nephrops norvegicus. Common names for this organism include Langoustine, Norway Lobster, Cigala, Noors kreeftje, and Dublin Bay lobster.
The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2015. Records of Nephrops norvegicus have been documented in the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Tunisia, and Sweden. These records are held by institutions including NHMUK, USNM, AMNH, GNM, and UF.
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Species
Least ConcernDublin Bay lobster
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyNephropidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 220
- With media
- 71
- Family
- Nephropidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, USNM, AMNH, GNM, UF, MZLU
- Recorded in
- United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Tunisia, Sweden, France
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- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
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- Nephrops norvegicus
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- taxon common name
- llagostín
- short name
- N. norvegicus
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Encyclopedic overview
Nephrops norvegicus, known variously as the Norway lobster, Dublin Bay prawn, langoustine (compare langostino) or scampi, is a slim, coral-colored lobster that grows up to 25 cm (10 in) long. It is now the only extant species in the genus Nephrops, after several other species were moved to the closely related genus Metanephrops. It lives in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean, and parts of the Mediterranean Sea, but is absent from the Baltic Sea and Black Sea. Adults emerge from their burrows at night to feed on worms and fish.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nephrops norvegicus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.