American lobster
The American lobster (Homarus americanus) is a species of lobster are found in the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of North America.
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| Homarus americanus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
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American Lobster Media
Profile of the anterior part of an American lobster
A blue lobster taken at the Lobster Trap fish market by Jane Carter.
FMIB 39144 Adult Female Red Lobster
Yellow American lobster (Homarus americanus). Taken at the New England Aquarium (Boston, MA, December 2006. Copyright © 2006 Steven G. Johnson and donated to Wikipedia under GFDL and CC-by-SA.
Split American Lobster, shown in the Maine State Aquarium in November 2015.
Light blue Homarus americanus at Osaka aquarium 02
A female lobster carrying eggs on her pleopods. The tail flipper second from left has been notched by researchers to indicate she is an active breeding female.
Zoea of Homarus americanus
Global capture production in tonnes by year
Lobster meal, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Other websites
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