Spiny (Rock) Lobster
Mid 20th Century
Red-enameled cast iron
11 inches high, 16.5 inches long, head to tail
7 inches wide, legs; 9 inches wide, antennae
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Spiny (Rock) Lobster
Red-enameled cast iron
Red-enameled cast iron
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Detailed, textural cast iron figure of a spiny lobster. “Spiny lobster” or “rock lobster” are common names for about four dozen species of clawless lobster. It is mainly a warm water lobster, found in tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. In the U.S., spiny lobsters are found along the Atlantic Coast from North Carolina southward, in the Caribbean and in the Gulf of Mexico. Unlike the coldwater American lobster, spiny lobsters have short spines along their tails and bodies and lack claws. Their most distinctive feature is their long, whip-like antennae, also covered in spines, and two horns extending over the eyes. Adult coloration varies from greens and browns to deep reds and blacks.
Reference:
Miller, Christian L., Cortney L. Ohs and LeRoy Creswell. “Candidate Species for Florida Aquaculture: Caribbean Spiny Lobster, Panulirus argus.” University of Florida IFAS Extension. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FA147 (23 June 2009).