Dublin Bay Lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)

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Nephrops norvegicus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Dublin Bay Lobster

Also known as: Dublin Bay Prawn, Dublin Prawn, Langoustine, Norway Clawed Lobster, Norway Lobster, Scampi, True Scampi

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Taxonomy

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Nephropidae

Where to find it

common

Croatia

occasional

SloveniaSpain

Other species in Nephropidae

Homarus gammarus

Homarus gammarus

Common Lobster

Nephropsis rosea

Nephropsis rosea

Rosy Lobsterette

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