Náttúrufræðingurinn - 1968, Síða 66

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NÁTTÚRUFRÆÐINGURINN
hallanum suður af George’s Bank út frá Nova Scotia og New Eng-
land, þar sem Ameríkuhumarinn heldur sig á meira dýpi eða 50—
400 föðmum. Er hann veiddur eitthvað í botnvörpu á þeim slóð-
um.
Útbreiðsla tegundarinnar er meðfram austurströnd Norður-
Ameríku frá Norður-Carolina að Labrador. Engum getum skal að
því leitt, Iivort tegundin hefur horizt hingað til lands af náttúr-
unnar eða manna völdum.
HEIMILDARIT - REFERENCES
Herrick, F. H. 1895. The Arnerican lobster. Bull. U. S. Fish. Gomm.
McLeese, I). W. and Wilder, 1). G. 1964. Lobster storage and shipment. Bull.
Fish. Res. Bd. of Canada no. 147
SUMMARY
Lobster found in Icelandic Waters
by Unnur Skúladóttir
A new species, Homarus americanus o£ the family nephropsidae, was found
in May 1965. The lobster was caught by a nepliropstrawl at the depth ot 82—
86 fathoms, 4—6 miles SSW off Eldey, i.e. south west of Iceland. The speci-
men was a male measuring 39 cm from rostrum to telson, colour greenish
black. Another specimen (female) was brought to our institute some years
ago. The position was somewhere off the west coast.