Fun Flathead Lobster Facts For Kids
Lobsters are well-liked animals that have inhabited our seas for about 480 million years. The flathead lobster (Thenus orientalis) of the family Scyllaridae and genus Thenus is one such lobster. In many places fishing of these large slipper lobsters is illegal. They are most prevalent in the Indo-West Pacific area. They go by the name Bay lobster in Australia and many other names such as bug, bug lobster, Common Flapjack lobster, Flathead Locust lobster, Gulf lobster, Moreton Bay Bug, Mud lobster, Mug Bug lobster, Northern Bay lobster, Rock lobster, Sand Bug lobster, Sand Crayfish, Sand lobster, Shovel-nosed lobster and oriental flathead lobster throughout the world....