American Lobster Habitat
Found on the Atlantic coast of North America, chiefly from Labrador to New Jersey.
Areas drawn in blue are the areas where you are able to find American Lobster
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Nephroidae
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Nephroidae
Description of the American Lobster
The American lobster is a large crustacean with two large, unequal sized claws used for feeding. Swimmerets line the underside of the tail, which fan water around the burrow and help oxygenate water going to the gills. The gender of an American lobster is determined by examining the first pair of swimmerets behind the last pair of walking legs. In females, this pair of swimmerets is soft and feathery, while in the males they are larger and more rigid. The tail of the female is much broader for carrying eggs