Palinurus elephas Spiny Lobster, Sea Crayfish, Red Crab, Langouste, European Spiny lobster, Crawfish, Common SpinyLlobster, Common Crawfish

Palinurus elephas is commonly referred to as Spiny Lobster, Sea Crayfish, Red Crab, Langouste, European Spiny lobster, Crawfish, Common SpinyLlobster, Common Crawfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5784 

AphiaID:

107703 

Scientific:

Palinurus elephas 

German:

Stachelhummer, Languste, Gewöhnliche Languste, Gemeine Languste, Europäische Languste 

English:

Spiny Lobster, Sea Crayfish, Red Crab, Langouste, European Spiny Lobster, Crawfish, Common SpinyLlobster, Common Crawfish 

Category:

Langusty 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Fabricius, ), 1787 

Occurrence:

the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Alborán Sea (Mediterranean Sea), Algeria, Azores, Balearic Islands, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Greece, Gulf of Maine, Ionian Sea (Mediterranean), Ireland, Levantine Sea (Mediterranean), Madeira, Marmara Sea ( Sea of Marmara), Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, Norway, Portugal, Scandinavia, South-Africa, Spain, Sweden, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

5 - 200 Meter 

Habitats:

Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

15.75" - 19.69" (40cm - 50cm) 

Temperature:

7,7 °F - 19,6 °F (7,7°C - 19,6°C) 

Food:

Carrion, Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Invertebrates, Isopods, omnivore, Predatory, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Sea urchins, Snails, Starfishs 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Palinurus charlestoni
• Palinurus delagoae
• 
  Palinurus elephas
  Stachelhummer, Languste, Gewöhnliche Languste, Gemeine Languste, Europäische Languste
• Palinurus gilchristi
• Palinurus mauritanicus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-07-21 18:17:39 

Last edit:

2025-04-27 20:04:57 

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