Homarus gammarus european lobster

Homarus gammarus is commonly referred to as european lobster. Difficulty in the aquarium: Экспертное Животное!!. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Homarus gammarus
German:: Europäischer Hummer
English:: European Lobster

Category:: Раки

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Nephropidae (Family) > Homarus (Genus) > gammarus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: Tunesien, Straße von Gibraltar, Albania, Algeria, Azores, Balearic Islands, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Danmark, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lybia, Madeira, Malta, Marmara Sea ( Sea of Marmara), Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Northern Africa, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Scandinavia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, Ukraine
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 150 Meter
Habitats:: Overhangs, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 3.15" - 25.59" (8cm - 65cm)
Weight:: 6 kg
Temperature:: 7,7 °F - 13,3 °F (7,7°C - 13,3°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Carrion, Clams, Invertebrates, Predatory, Snails
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Экспертное Животное!!
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2010-07-14 14:58:21
Last edit:: 2024-02-28 13:42:34

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Homarus gammarus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Homarus gammarus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Homarus gammarus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonymised names
Astacus europeus Couch, 1837 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Astacus marinus Fabricius, 1775 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer gammarus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Homarus vulgaris H. Milne Edwards, 1837 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

aquariumphoto.dk Johnny Jensen (multi). Abgerufen am 08.10.2024.
Bunte Hummer: Wie selten sind die Sonderfarben? (de). Abgerufen am 08.10.2024.
Die vielen Farben der Könige der Krustentiere (de). Abgerufen am 08.10.2024.
Europäischer Hummer (Homarus gammarus) Wussten Sie, dass dies möglich ist? (de). Abgerufen am 08.10.2024.
Extremely rare blue lobster found off coast of English village: "Absolutely stunning" (en). Abgerufen am 10.05.2024.
Lobster all dressed up for Halloween in orange and black (en). Abgerufen am 08.10.2024.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 28.02.2024.

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