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title: "Homar europejski"
description: "Homarus gammarus — Inne zwierzęta. Homarus gammarus, known as the European lobster or common lobster, is a species of clawed lobster from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and parts of the Black Sea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/european-lobster
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Homar europejski

> Homarus gammarus — Inne zwierzęta. Homarus gammarus, known as the European lobster or common lobster, is a species of clawed lobster from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and parts of the Black Sea.

- Scientific name: *Homarus gammarus*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 1894
- Wikidata: [Q27690](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27690)
- iNaturalist taxon: [62410](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/62410)

## Names

- en: European lobster
- de: Hummer
- es: Bogavante europeo
- fr: Homard européen
- nl: Europese kreeft
- pl: Homar europejski

## Countries with the most observations

GB (659), NL (278), FR (271), IE (80), ES (48), DK (43), JE (40), HR (35), PT (32), IT (31), SE (29), NO (27)

## Summary

Homarus gammarus, known as the European lobster or common lobster, is a species of clawed lobster from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and parts of the Black Sea. It is closely related to the American lobster, H. americanus. It may grow to a length of 60 cm (24 in) and a mass of 6 kilograms (13 lb), and bears a conspicuous pair of claws. In life, the lobsters are blue, only becoming "lobster red" on cooking. Mating occurs in the summer, producing eggs which are carried by the females for up to a year before hatching into planktonic larvae. Homarus gammarus is a source of highly esteemed foodstuff, and…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homarus_gammarus

## Photo

![Homar europejski](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-lobster/medium.jpg)

Photo: corcan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128414227

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/european-lobster?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).