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Japanese spear lobster

A large species of spiny lobster collected at depths below 200 meters with baskets and gill nets. On the base of its second antennae it has a sound producing organ that makes a screeching noise.

Scientific name Linuparus trigonus
English name Japanese spear lobster

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