Dikenli ıstakoz

Palinurus elephas
#nm_0483📍 Turkish Aegean
Language
Turkish
Transliteration
Dikenli istakoz
IPA
/diˈkenli ɯstaˈkoz/

Compound: dikenli + ıstakoz dikenli: spiny, ıstakoz: lobster ↳ ıstakoz from Greek αστακός astakós (lobster)

European spiny lobster. Distinguished from true lobsters by lack of claws. Nocturnal, hides in rocky crevices. Highly prized.

Same species, different names