Norway Lobster
Nephrops norvegicus
CommonPhoto: Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 4.0
Crustaceancarnivore
The Norway lobster is a slender, pale orange crustacean that digs burrows in muddy seafloors. It hunts worms and small fish at night along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. Though called a lobster, it's more delicate-looking than its larger cousins.
- Grows up to 10 inches (25 cm) long.
- Active at night when it leaves its burrow to hunt.
- Its burrowing lifestyle helps distinguish it from other lobsters.
OceanEurope
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- Classification
- Crustacean
- Scientific name
- Nephrops norvegicus
- Habitat
- Ocean
- Regions in this directory
- Europe
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- medium
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)