---
title: "European lobster"
description: "Homarus gammarus — Outros animais. 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/pt/animal/european-lobster
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# European lobster

> Homarus gammarus — Outros animais. 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` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- 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

![European lobster](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=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).