Nephropidae Archives - NatureWorks

Nephropidae - True Lobsters

There are around 118 species found in this family. They live in oceans around the world.

They have large claws, which they use to catch food and protect themselves.

They have a hard shell called an exoskeleton that they shed as they grow.

True lobsters usually live on the ocean floor and come out at night to look for food like fish, crabs, and other sea creatures.

Blind Lobster
(Acanthacaris caeca)

The blind iobster Is found in the waters of the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, including in waters off the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, and Alabama. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
American Lobster
(Homarus americanus)

The American lobster, also known as the northern lobster, is found from the coast of Labrador, Canada south to Virginia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
European Lobster
(Homarus gammarus)

The European lobster is found in waters around Europe and northern Africa. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
Norway Lobster
(Nephrops norvegicus)

The Norway lobster is found from Iceland, the Faroes and Norway in the north Atlantic to the Atlantic coast of Morocco in the south. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
Rosy Lobsterette
(Nephropsis rosea)

The rosy lobsterette, also called the two-toned lobsterette is found in warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico.