Palinurus mauritanicus

pink spiny lobster

CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Classification	Malacostraca \| Decapoda \| Palinuridae
Synonyms	... more
Common names	Aragosta bianca, ... more

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AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

Main reference

Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 75.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 441); common length : 45.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 441)

Environment

Demersal; depth range 40 - 600 m (Ref. 441), usually ? - 200 m (Ref. 441)

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 55°N - 14°N, 19°W - 17°E (Ref. 4)

Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from west Ireland to southern Senegal.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Maximum body length: 50 cm; a single record of a specimen of 75 cm needs confirmation; usually the body length ranges between 20 and 40 cm (Ref. 4).


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Internet sources

Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100)	Very high

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Page last modified by : cmilitante, 23 March 2010