Spiny Lobster Gallery

Marine aquarium in the Zoological Station Naples, litograph, published 1897

Marine aquarium in the Zoological Station Naples (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn), Italy. Founded in 1872. Depiction: 1) Mediterranean scallop (Pecten jacobaeus); 2) Mediterranean moray (Muraena helena); 3) Red sea squirt (Halocynthia papillosa, 3 exemplars); 4) European conger (Conger conger); 5) Tun shell (Tonnidae); 6) Vase tunicate (Ciona intestinalis, 3 exemplars); 7) Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris); 8) Venus girdle (Cestum veneris); 9) Sea elephant (Pterotrachea coronata); 10) Salpa maggiore (Salpa maxima); 11) Barrel jellyfish (Rhizostoma octopus, or Rhizostoma pulmo); 12) European squid (Loligo vulgaris); 13) Egg braids of European squid (Loligo vulgaris); 14) Mediterranean feather star (Antedon mediterranea); 15) Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris); 16) Bath sponge (Spongia officinalis); 17) Coral (Astroides calycularis); 18) Sea anemones (Adamsia rondeletii) with cancer; 19) Starry weever (Trachinus radiatus); 20) Sea cucumber (Stichopus regalis); 21) Piper gurnard (Trigla lyra); 22) Shame-faced crab (Calappa granulata); 23) European spider crab (Maja squinado); 24) Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas); 25) Pelagic stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea); 26) Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus); 27) Precious coral (Corallium rubrum); 28) Purple seastar (Ophidiaster ophidianus); 29) Mediterranean fanworm (Sabella spallanzanii); 30) Tubular worm (Protula tubularia); 31) Goose foot starfish (Anseropoda placenta); 32) Yellow tree coral (Dendrophyllia ramea); 33) Sea hare (Aplysia limacina); 34) Long-spine slate pen sea urchin (Cidaris cidaris); 35) Common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo); 36) Golden anemone (Condylactis aurantiaca); 37) Cylinder anemone (Cerianthus membranaceus). Lithograph after a drawing by Comingio Merculianol (Italian painter, 1845 - 1915), published in 1897

Four California spiny lobsters (Panulirus interruptus) shelter beneath a boulder in a kelp forest

Four California spiny lobsters (Panulirus interruptus) shelter beneath a boulder in a kelp forest. Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands. Los Angeles, California, United States of America. North East Pacific Ocean

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Spiny rock lobster fisherman Jamie Reinke removing an octopus from lobster pot - octopuses enter the pots and eat the trapped crays

Spiny rock lobster fisherman Jamie Reinke removing an octopus from lobster pot - octopuses enter the pots and eat the trapped crays on board Mystique'. Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand

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