Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms:
Cancer gammarus | Linnaeus, 1758, Systema Naturae, (ed. 10) 1: 631. Name placed on Official List of Specific Names in Zoology in Direction 51 (published in 1956).
Astacus marinus | Fabricius, 1775
Astacus gammarus | Pennant, 1777
Homarus marinus | Weber, 1795
Astacus europaeus | Couch, 1837
Homarus vulgaris | H. Milne Edwards, 1837
FAO Names:
European lobster [English]
Homard européen [French]
Bogavante [Spanish]
Local Names:
DENMARK: Hummer
FRANCE: Homard
GERMANY: Europäischer Hummer
GREECE: Astakós
ITALY: Astice (official name), Elefante di mare, Lupicante, Lupo di mare
MALTA: Liunfant
MONACO: Leguban
MOROCCO: Taroucht (Chleuh language)
NETHERLANDS: Zeekreeft
NORWAY: Hummer
PORTUGAL: Lavagante, Labugante, Navegante
SPAIN: Bogavante (official name), Abricanto, Homar, Llangant Lubricante
SWEDEN: Hummer
TUNISIA: Saratan il bahr
TURKEY: Istakoz, Stacoz; U.K.: Common lobster, Lobster
USSR: Omar
YUGOSLAVIA: Hlap