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Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Nephropidae clawed lobsters

Genus: Homarus

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Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris

Homarus americanus
[American lobster]

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Homarus gammarus
[European lobster]

Scientific Name Homarus americanus Homarus gammarus	English Name American lobster European lobster	Distribution Eastern Atlantic, Mediter Western Atlantic	Max. Length 65 TL 114 TL	Year 1758 1837

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