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Species of crustacean From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Galathea squamifera, the black squat lobster,[1] or Montagu's plated lobster,[2] is a species of squat lobster that lives in the north-east Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
| Galathea squamifera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Galatheidae |
| Genus: | Galathea |
| Species: | G. squamifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Galathea squamifera | |
Adults are up to 65 millimetres (2.6 in) long, with a carapace 32 mm (1.3 in) long; the body is chestnut brown with a green tinge, and the spines projecting from the carapace are red at the tips.[3] The rostrum is triangular in shape with four spines on either side.[4] The first pair of pereiopods are 1½ times as long as the body, and have well-developed claws.[4]
G. squamifera is found from Norway to the Azores and in the Mediterranean Sea,[3] and is the most commonly found species of squat lobster on the shores of Northern Europe.[4] It lives between the low water mark and depths of about 70 metres (230 ft),[3] under stones and in rock fissures.[4]
G. squamifera is chiefly nocturnal,[5] and catches passing prey, such as small fish, with its claws. Species which feed on G. squamifera include the fishes Scorpaena porcus and Serranus atricauda.[6]
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