Dublin Bay prawn

Nephrops norvegicus
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Dublin Bay prawn

Compound: Dublin Bay + prawn Dublin Bay: named for the bay in Dublin, Ireland, where the catch was traditionally landed and sold, prawn: from Middle English prayne, origin uncertain

Norway lobster, a slender orange-pink lobster about 20 cm long with long narrow claws. Burrows in muddy seabed sediment at depths of 20-800 m. Found in the north-east Atlantic and the Mediterranean.