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Palinurus elephas   (Fabricius, 1787)

Common spiny lobster

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Palinurus elephas

Spain country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Goñi, R. and D. Latrouite, 2005
Importance: highly commercial | Ref: Follesa, M.C., D. Cuccu, R. Cannas and A. Cau, 2007
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Bay of Biscay (Ref. 114314), Medes Island (Ref. 85313) and Columbretes Islands (Refs. 85352, 114314). C: Refs. 85313, 85352, 85381, 85396; M: Refs.4, 74504, 114314.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Goñi, R. and D. Latrouite, 2005
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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Classification / Names / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Palinuridae (spiny lobsters)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

; profondeur 5 - 200 m (Ref. 85369), usually 10 - 70 m (Ref. 4).   Subtropical; 12°C - 16°C (Ref. 114562), preferred 11°C (Ref. 107945); 61°N - 27°N, 32°W - 36°E (Ref. 114562)

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from Norway to Morocco. Subtropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm 10.0, range 7 - 8 cm Max length : 50.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 441); common length : 40.0 cm BASL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 441); âge max. reporté: 15 années (Ref. 85318)

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Traditionally caught by traps, pots and sometimes by hand (e.g., diving and spearing; Refs. 441, 85369), but these gears were eventually replaced with trammel nets (Ref. 85369). Minimum depth from Ref. 4. Occurs at depths between shore to 200 m, on rocky bottoms and coralligenous substrates where there are lots of protective holes and micro-caves. Adults may be solitary, in pairs or in small groups. Highly omnivorous and preys on hard-shelled bottom dwelling organisms, i.e., mollusks, echinoderms and crustaceans. They are generalists and opportunistic feeders depending on the abundance of benthic organisms (Ref. 85369). Ovigerous females are observed from September to October and February to March (Ref. 4).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Breeds once a year between June and October. Larger females mate and lay eggs earlier during breeding season while smaller females spawn towards the end (Ref. 85364).

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Vulnérable, voir Liste Rouge IUCN (VU) (A2bd); Date assessed: 26 September 2013

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial
FAO - pêcheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

Outils

E-book | Guide de terrain

Sources Internet

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(pêcheries: ; publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Arbre de Vie | Wikipedia (Go, chercher) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 7.7 - 19.6, mean 11.9 (based on 808 cells).
Résilience (Ref. 69278) Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (K=0.13-0.21; tm=4; tmax=15).
Prior r = 0.22, 95% CL = 0.14 - 0.33, Based on 4 data-limited stock assessments.
Vulnérabilité (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Very high.