Kingdom : Animalia Class : Crustacea Family : Nephropidae Scientific Name : Nephropidae Size : 25 - 70cm (9.8 - 27.5in) Weight : 1 - 7kg (2.2 - 15lbs) Top Speed : 19km/h (12mph) Life Span : 20 - 80 years Colour : Red, Brown, Blue, Orange Skin Type : Shell Special Features : Thick armoured shell and strong claws
- Lobsters are large crustaceans quite similar to shrimp and prawns.
- They prefer to inhabit shallow ocean water and live in sea gardens and rocky beds.
- They are one of the largest types of crustaceans, some of them weighing over 20 kg.
- They have thick armored shell and strong claws.
- They are solitary animals living by themselves, hiding in cervices and burrows under rocks.
- They continue to grow throughout their lives and some of the adults grow to an enormous size.
- Their average lifespan is 20-80 years with some of them living for more than a 100 years.
- Lobsters are carnivores mainly feeding on clams, mussels and starfish.
- Their natural predators include Humans, eels and large fish.
- They are one of the luxurious sea-food available to humans.
- They slowly walk along the sea floors and are known to swim, when in danger.
- They come various colors like red, green, purple, blue and yellow.
- Worldwide human consumption of lobsters has severely declined their population.