Species FAO code: LOY

Panulirus regius

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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	–
Czech Republic	cs Langusta	–
Denmark	da Grøn languster	–
France	fr langouste royale fr verte	–
Greece	el Πράσινος Αστακός	–
Italy	it Aragosta reale	–
Portugal	pt Lagosta pt Lagosta-verde	–
Spain	es Langosta real	Balearic Islands: Llagosta verda Canary Islands: Langosta verde Galicia: Lagosta verde

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Panulirus regius De Brito Capello, 1864

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

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Panulirus regius De Brito Capello, 1864

Scientific name

Panulirus regius

Author

De Brito Capello, 1864

Rank

Species

FAO code

LOY

Taxonomic classification

PhylumArthropoda
- SubphylumCrustacea
  - ClassMalacostraca
    - OrderDecapoda
      - FamilyPalinuridae
        GenusPanulirus
        SpeciesPanulirus regius

Synonyms

Palinurus rissonii Desmarest, 1825
Palinurus regius De Brito Capello, 1864
Panulirus rissonii (Desmarest, 1825)

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Panulirus regius De Brito Capello, 1864

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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Panulirus regius

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Pots (traps)

Pots and traps

Minimum conservation reference sizes

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast