King lobster
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| Panulirus regius | ||||||||||||
| Brito Capello , 1864 |
The king lobster ( Panulirus regius ) is a species from the lobster family .
The maximum body length of this species of lobster is 35 centimeters. As a rule, however, the representatives of this species reach a body length of 25 centimeters. It can be found in the eastern Atlantic from southern Angola to southern Morocco and is also found in the western Mediterranean . In contrast, it is not represented in the Adriatic .
The king lobster is one of the shallow water species among the lobsters and lives in a sea depth of up to 40 meters. It occurs mainly at depths between 5 and 15 meters and prefers rock bottom.
literature
- Helmut Debelius : Cancer Guide. Shrimp, crab, lobster, lobster, mantis shrimp. Publishing year Top, January 2000, ISBN 3 86132 504 7
Web link
- Panulirus regius inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Butler, M., Cockcroft, A. & MacDiarmid, A., 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2014.