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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 Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

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

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

; tiefenbereich 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)

Verbreitung Länder | FAO Gebiete | Ecosystems | Vorkommen | Einführungen

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

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm 10.0, range 7 - 8 cm Max length : 50.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 441); common length : 40.0 cm BASL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 441); max. veröff. Alter: 15 Jahre (Ref. 85318)

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. 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 Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven

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).

Hauptreferenz Referenzen | Koordinator | Partner

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

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)

  gefährdet, siehe IUCN Red List (VU) (A2bd); Date assessed: 26 September 2013

CITES Status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Nutzung durch Menschen

Fischereien: kommerziell
FAO - Fischereien: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

Tools

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Internet Quellen

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Fischereien: ; publication : search) | GenBank (Genom, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Gehe zu, Suchen) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 7.7 - 19.6, mean 11.9 (based on 808 cells).
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 69278) mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (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.
Verwundbarkeit (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766): Very high.