Lobster
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Lobsters are malacostracan decapod crustaceans of the family Nephropidae or its synonym Homaridae. They have long bodies with muscular tails and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor. Three of
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Lobsters awaiting purchase in Trenton, Maine
European lobster with cut antennae
Boiled lobster ready for eating
American lobster
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The American lobster is a species of lobster found on the Atlantic coast of North America, chiefly from Labrador to New Jersey. It is also known as Atlantic lobster, Canadian lobster, northern lobster
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…H. gammarus (European Lobster) and H. americanus (American lobster). In culinary contexts, the unqualified term "lobster" almost always means the American lobster in North America and the European lobster in Great Britain. Qualified names are used for other species, whether they are clawed lobsters in the Nephropidae…
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Profile of the anterior part of an American lobster
A female lobster carrying eggs on her pleopods. The tail flipper second from left has been notched by researchers to indicate she is an active breeding female.
A cooked lobster