Spiny Lobster at North Carolina Aquarium

Spiny lobsters, also known as langustas, langouste, or rock lobsters, are a family Palinuridae of about 60 species of achelate crustaceans. Although they superficially resemble true lobsters in terms of overall shape and having a hard carapace and exoskeleton, the two groups are not closely related. North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island.

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