Spiny Lobster
Palinurus elephas is a common species of spiny lobster from the East Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
It is also known as the European spiny lobster, crayfish or cray (in Ireland), crawfish (in England), common spiny lobster, Mediterranean lobster and red lobster.
It may reach up to 60 cm long, although rarely longer than 40 cm. It is nocturnal and feeds on small worms, crabs or dead animals, hiding in rock crevices or caves during the day.
Mediterranean slipper lobster (Scyllarides latus)
This species of slipper lobster is found in the Mediterranean Sea and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is edible and highly regarded as food, but is now rare over much of its range due to overfishing. Adults may grow to 1 foot (30 cm) long, are camouflaged, and have no claws. They are nocturnal, emerging from caves and other shelters during the night to feed on molluscs
