What is a freshwater lobster commonly known as
Spiny lobster family ("Jasus", "Projasus", and the furry lobster "Palinurellus"), and its form can distinguish different species. Spiny lobster Spiny lobsters, also known as langustas, langouste, or rock lobsters, are a family (Palinuridae) of about 60 species of achelate crustaceans, in the Decapoda Reptantia. Spiny lobsters are also, especially in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, and the Bahamas, called crayfish, sea crayfish, or crawfish ("kreef" in South Africa), terms which elsewhere are reserved for freshwater crayfish. The furry lobsters ("e.g." "Palinurellus") were previously separated into a family of their own, the Synaxidae, but are usually considered members of the Palinuridae. The
American lobster of New Jersey". The name Say chose – ""Astacus marinus"" – was invalid as a junior homonym of "Astacus marinus" Fabricius, 1775, which is in turn a junior synonym of "Homarus gammarus". The American lobster was given its current scientific name of "Homarus americanus" by Henri Milne-Edwards in his 1837 work "" (""Natural History of the Crustacea""). The common name preferred by the Food and Agriculture Organization is "American lobster", but the species is also known locally as the "northern lobster", "Maine lobster" or simply "lobster". American lobsters are a popular food. They are commonly boiled or steamed. Hard-shells (lobsters