Editing Homarus gammarus (section)

{{Short description|Species of lobster}}
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{{Speciesbox
| name = ''Homarus gammarus''
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |last=Butler |first=M. |author2=Cockcroft, A. |author3=MacDiarmid, A. |author4=Wahle, R. |date=2011 |title=''Homarus gammarus'' |volume=2011 |page=e.T169955A69905303 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169955A69905303.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
| image = kreeftbijDenOsse.jpg
| image_alt = A bluish lobster walks over the sea-floor. It uses four pairs of thin legs to walk, holding its large claws in front of it. Its tail extends straight behind it, while the long, red antennae jut forwards from its head.
| taxon = Homarus gammarus
| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]])
| synonyms =
*''Cancer gammarus'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
*''Astacus marinus'' <small>Fabricius, 1775</small>
*''Astacus gammarus'' <small>Pennant, 1777</small>
*''Homarus marinus'' <small>Weber, 1795</small>
*''Astacus europaeus'' <small>Couch, 1837</small>
*''Homarus vulgaris'' <small>H.&nbsp;Milne-Edwards, 1837</small>
| synonyms_ref = <ref name="MLW"/>
}}

'''''Homarus gammarus''''', known as the '''European lobster''' or '''common lobster''', is a species of [[lobster|clawed lobster]] from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, [[Mediterranean Sea]] and parts of the [[Black Sea]]. It is closely related to the [[American lobster]], ''H.&nbsp;americanus''. It may grow to a length of {{convert|60|cm|abbr=on}} and a mass of {{convert|6|kg}}, and bears a conspicuous pair of [[claw]]s. In life, the lobsters are blue, only becoming "lobster red" on cooking. [[Mating]] occurs in the summer, producing [[egg (biology)|eggs]] which are carried by the females for up to a year before hatching into [[plankton]]ic [[crustacean larvae|larvae]]. ''Homarus gammarus'' is a highly esteemed food, and is widely [[lobster fishing|caught]] using [[lobster trap|lobster pots]], mostly around the [[British Isles]].