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Homarus gammarus
European lobster is a invertebrate associated with coasts and open ocean. It is carnivorous and usually solitary. It remains widespread in parts of its range, but local habitat change still matters.
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Its range is represented here by the Atlantic and the Palearctic, where it uses coasts and open ocean. Mobile species may shift habitat use with season, breeding sites, or food availability.
Typical length 25-60 cm, weight 500 g-6 kg. It has a segmented invertebrate body, with proportions shaped by its habitat and mode of movement.
It is mostly active at night and usually solitary. Spacing, group size, and visibility can change with season, feeding conditions, and breeding activity.
It is carnivorous. Food choice and foraging style are tied to life in coasts and open ocean, so movements often follow available food resources.
It develops through egg or larval stages and uses small shelters in water or on the seabed.
Recorded scientifically as Homarus gammarus. It remains widespread in parts of its range, but local habitat change still matters. In this guide, size, habitat, and activity pattern are useful first clues for recognition.
