Lobsters are closely related to grasshopper, insects and mosquito. It has ten legs so they lie in the order Decapoda. They have two unequal claws which are large. Females have broad tail to carry eggs. When the lobster is cooked it turns to red color. The presence of algae makes the lobster easy to hide and also attracts organisms to feed on. When the lobsters are small, they need shelters which prevent them from predators, currents and waves. As they are nocturnal, they do not prefer light.
| Name | Lobster |
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| Scientific Name | Homarus americanus |
| Native | It is found on Atlantic coast of North America from Labrador to New Jersey. It could be found in North Carolina (Cape Hatteras) andn Strait of Belle Isle. It is richly available in Gulf of Maine of US and Canada. |
| Common/English Name | American lobster, Canadian lobster, Northern lobster, True lobster, Maine lobster, Canadian Reds, Blackshell, Buckle shell, Blueshell, Crack backer, Maine lobster, Hard shell lobster, Massach Maine lobster, Northern lobster, New shell, Old shell lobster, Shedder, Northern Atlantic lobster, Softshell |
| Name in Other Languages | Albanian: karavidhe; Basque: otarraina; Belarusian: amar (амар); Bosnian: jastog; Bulgarian: omar (омар); Catalan: llagosta; Croatian: jastog; Czech: humr; Danish: hummer; Dutch: kreeft; Estonian: homaar; Finnish: hummeri; French: homard; Galician: lagosta; German: Hummer; Greek: astakós (αστακός); Hungarian: homár; Icelandic: humar; Irish: gliomach; Italian: aragosta; Latvian: omārs; Lithuanian: omaras; Macedonian: jastog (јастог); Maltese: awwista; Norwegian: hummer; Polish: homar; Portuguese: lagosta; Romanian: homar; Russian: Omar (Омар); Serbian: jastog (јастог); Slovak: homár; Slovenian: jastog; Spanish: langosta; Swedish: hummer; Ukrainian: omar (омар); Welsh: cimwch; Armenian: omar (օմար); Azerbaijani: xərçəng; Bengali: Galadā ciṇṛi (গলদা চিংড়ি); Chinese (Simplified): Lóngxiā (龙虾); Chinese (Traditional): Lóngxiā (龍蝦); Georgian: lobster; Gujarati: Lōbasṭara (લોબસ્ટર); Hindi: jheenga machhalee (झींगा मछली); Hmong: cw; Japanese: Robusutā (ロブスター); Kannada: Naḷḷi (ನಳ್ಳಿ); Kazakh: lobster (лобстер); Khmer: bangkong (បង្កង); Korean: saeu (새우); Lao: lobster; Malayalam: valiya cem’mīn (വലിയ ചെമ്മീൻ); Marathi: Lŏbasṭara (लॉबस्टर); Mongolian: khavch (хавч); Myanmar (Burmese): kyawwat pujwan (ကျောက်ပုဇွန်); Nepali: Jhīṅgā (झींगा); Sinhala: pokirissā (පොකිරිස්සා); Tajik: xarcangi ʙahrī (харчанги баҳрӣ); Tamil: Irāl (இரால்); Telugu: Eṇḍrakāyalu (ఎండ్రకాయలు); Thai: Kûng k̂āmkrām (กุ้งก้ามกราม); Uzbek: katta dengiz qisqichbagasi; Vietnamese: tôm hùm; Turkish: Istakoz; Afrikaans: kreef; Chichewa: lobusitara; Hausa: lobster; Igbo: oporo; Sesotho: lobster; Somali: lobster; Swahili: kamba; Yoruba: ede nla; Zulu: isikhuphashe; Cebuano: banagan; Filipino: ulang; Indonesian: lobster; Javanese: lobster; Malagasy: langosta; Malay: udang galah; Maori: koura; Esperanto: omaro; Haitian Creole: woma; Latin: locustam marinam; Norway: Amerikansk hummer; Denmark: Amerikansk hummer; Sweden: Amerikansk hummer |
| Found | Sandy, muddy and rocky bottoms |
| Size | Length: 8-24 inches (200-610 mm) |
| Lifespan | 70 years |
| Diet | Prey, crustaceans, cnidarians and brittle stars |
| Antennas | Three pairs which are sensory organs |
| Eyes | On the base of antenna, sensitive to light, do not see clearly |
| Weight | 1 to 9 pounds (0.45-4.08 kg) and maximum 44 lb. (20 kg) |
| Color | Bluish green to brown |
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| Calories in 1cup (145 gm) | 129 Kcal. |
| Major nutritions | Copper, Cu 2.248 mg (249.78%) Selenium, Se 106 µg (192.73%) Vitamin B-12 (Cobalamine) 2.07 µg (86.25%) Tryptophan 0.36 g (81.82%) Isoleucine 1.206 g (72.13%) Threonine 1.092 g (62.05%) Lysine 2.068 g (61.84%) Valine 1.235 g (58.48%) Histidine 0.689 g (55.93%) Protein 27.55 g (55.10%) |
| Precautions | Lobster should not be used by cardiovascular problems, high blood pressure patients. |
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