family

Spiny Lobsters

Palinuridae

Field notes

Spiny lobsters, also known as langustas, langoustes, or rock lobsters are marine decapod crustaceans belonging to the family Palinuridae. Spiny lobsters are also, especially in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, and the Bahamas, called crayfish, sea crayfish, or crawfish ("kreef" in South Africa), terms which elsewhere are reserved for freshwater crayfish.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native spiny lobsters All

Native to the US, by observations.