Species FAO code: SLO

Palinurus elephas

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Conservation measures
Marketing standards
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Belgium	fr Langouste nl Langoest	–
Croatia	hr jastog	–
Cyprus	el αστακός	–
Czech Republic	cs Langusta obecná [Palinurus vulgaris synonym for Palinurus elephas] cs Langusta cs Langusta	–
Denmark	da Languster da europæisk languster	–
Finland	fi langusti sv europeisk langust	–
France	fr langouste rouge [Palinurus vulgaris synonym for Palinurus elephas] fr langouste [Palinurus vulgaris synonym for Palinurus elephas] fr langouste rouge fr langouste	–
Greece	el Αστακός	–
Hungary	hu languszta [Palinurus vulgaris synonym for Palinurus elephas]	–
Ireland	en Common spiny lobster ga Gliomach spíonach coiteann	–
Italy	it Aragosta	–
Luxembourg	de Rote Languste fr langouste rouge	–
Malta	en Common spiny lobster it Aragosta mediterranea mt Awwista	–
Netherlands	nl Europese langoest	–
Portugal	pt Lagosta pt Lagosta-castanha pt Lagosta-vulgar	–
Romania	ro Langusta	–
Slovenia	sl rarog	–
Spain	es Langosta	Andalusia: Langosta Andalusia: Langosta de piedra Asturias: Llangosta Balearic Islands: Llagosta Canary Islands: Langosta común Canary Islands: Langosta de antenas Catalonia: Llagosta Galicia: Lagosta

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787)

Minimum conservation reference sizes

As defined in art. 8 of Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015, which admends article 47 of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013, where minimum conservation reference sizes are established, they shall constitute minimum marketing sizes. More

Minimum conservation reference size

≥ 90.0 mmCarapace length (CL)

Fishing areas

37.1 Western Mediterranean
37.2 Central Mediterranean
37.3 Eastern Mediterranean

Minimum conservation reference size

≥ 95.0 mmCarapace length (CL)

Fishing areas

North Sea: the North Sea shall comprise ICES sub-area 4, the adjacent part of ICES Division 2a lying south of latitude 64° N, and that part of ICES Division 3a which is not covered by the definition of Skagerrak

Minimum conservation reference size

≥ 95.0 mmCarapace length (CL)

Fishing areas

27.8 Bay of Biscay (Subarea VIII)
27.9 Portuguese Waters (Subarea IX)
27.10 Azores Grounds (Subarea X)
34.2 Northern Oceanic
34.1.1 Morocco Coastal
34.1.2 Canaries/Madeira Insular

Minimum conservation reference size

≥ 95.0 mmCarapace length (CL)

Fishing areas

27.5 Iceland and Faeroes Grounds (Subarea V)
27.6 Rockall, Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland, (the Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland also known as the West of Scotland) (Subarea VI)
27.7 Irish Sea, West of Ireland, Porcupine Bank, Eastern and Western English Channel, Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea North and South, and Southwest of Ireland - East and West (Subarea VII)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787)

Scientific name

Palinurus elephas

Author

(Fabricius, 1787)

Rank

Species

FAO code

SLO

Taxonomic classification

PhylumArthropoda
- SubphylumCrustacea
  - ClassMalacostraca
    - OrderDecapoda
      - FamilyPalinuridae
        GenusPalinurus
        SpeciesPalinurus elephas

Synonyms

Palinurus vulgaris Latreille, 1803

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0306 — Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption
  - Frozen
    - 0306 11 — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)
      - 0306 11 05 — Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
      - Other
        0306 11 10 — Crawfish tails
        0306 11 90 — Other
  - Not frozen
    - 0306 21 — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)
      - 0306 21 10 — Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
      - 0306 21 90 — Other

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Palinurus elephas

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Pots (traps)

Pots and traps

Trawls

Minimum conservation reference sizes

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea