Squat Lobster

Galathea squamifera

• Group: Lobster

A squat lobster of rocky subtidal ground, it tucks its long claws and folded tail into crevices by day. It feeds low on the food chain, gathering detritus and scraps that settle around the rocks.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Galatheidae › Galathea

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 107154.