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American lobster (split color variation)

Homarus americanus

Photo by David
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Field Notes

Description:

This is my favorite of the rare color variations on the American lobster. Perfect bilateral split between normal color and a lighter pigment.

Habitat:

In shore waters off Midcoast Maine.

Notes:

The blue, calico and albino varieties are also pretty great to see...

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
YukoChartraw
I wonder how this happened! :O Type of mutation?
Chris Huynh
Please add to http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/17959232
keithp2012
This is natural I have seen one in person alive it's very real but VERY rare, i'm pretty sure this individual is also a hermaphrodite, if not I saw one individual in a magazine that was.
hg_williams3
i hope this is natural this just looks like someone boiled half of the lobster
keithp2012
At an aquarium by me there is a blue, yellow, and a purple lobster.

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Rare Color Morphs
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PublishedApril 13, 2011

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