Specimen image via iDigBio
Palinurus elephas
Sign in to saveAlso known as Palinurus vulgaris, European spiny lobster, crayfish, cray, crawfish, common spiny lobster, Mediterranean lobster, red lobster
species of crustacean
Species
Vulnerablecommon crawfish
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyPalinuridae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded8,763
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 32
- With media
- 39
- Family
- Palinuridae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MNHN, USNM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United Kingdom, France, Spain, Belgium, Corse, Azores, Italy, Tunisia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Palinurus
- Image
- Langosta común (Palinurus elephas), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2023-07-27, DD 12.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Palinurus elephas
- Commons category
- Palinurus elephas
- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Commons gallery
- Palinurus elephas
- taxon common name
- llagosta
- different from
- Palinuridae
- short name
- P. elephas
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~3 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Palinurus elephas is a commonly caught species of spiny lobster from the East Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Its common names include European spiny lobster, crayfish or cray (in Ireland), crawfish (in England), common spiny lobster, Mediterranean lobster and red lobster.
Distribution and habitat
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Palinurus elephas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.