Common lobster
Homarus gammarus
Category: Crabs & Lobsters
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Nephropidae
- Genus
- Homarus
Where to Find
Found in 17 diving areas across 8 countries and 1 regions.
- Istria Peninsula, Croatia - 318 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 24 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 2 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 23 records
- North Sea Coast, Denmark - 363 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 1 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 188 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 171 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 1 records
- Portofino & Liguria, Italy - 13 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 1 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 35 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 882 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 723 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 209 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 579 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 70 records