Sea crayfish

Latin: Nephrops norvegicus

Size:

25 cm (from brow to tip of tail)

Levested:

Soft bottom from 20 to 800 m

Distribution:

Western Mediterranean and North East Atlantic from Morocco to Troms. Iceland and the United Kingdom.

Food:

Benthic organisms

Facts about crayfish

The crayfish burrows in the soft seabed and lies protected during the day.

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