Spiny Lobsters 🦞
Species Profile
Palinuridae
Spiny Lobsters
Spiny lobsters , also known as langustas , langouste , or rock lobsters , are a family ( Palinuridae ) of about 60 species of achelate crustaceans, in the Decapoda Reptantia. Spiny lobsters are also, especially in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the Bahamas, sometimes called crayfish , sea crayfish , or crawfish ("kreef" in South Africa), terms which elsewhere are reserved for freshwater crayfish.
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