Spiny lobster

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Spiny lobster
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Real-world info
Name: Panulirus interruptus Family: Palinuridae
Main appearances
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Other appearances
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Names in other languages  イセエビ  伊势龙虾  Langouste  Langosta espinosa  Aragosta mediterranea  Колючий лангуст  닭새우  伊勢龍蝦  Langouste  Langosta espinosa  Languste  Langoest

The spiny lobster is a type of sea creature in the Animal Crossing series, introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the spiny lobster was added in the 1.3.0 Free Summer Update, where it appears from 9 PM to 4 AM as a large, fast shadow from mid fall to early winter. It, the firefly squid, and the horseshoe crab are the only three sea creatures in the game to appear during the 9 PM to 4 AM timeframe.

Catch details

In New Leaf

#20

"I got a spiny lobster! Who would give lobsters SPINES?"

Time of year	Sep 16 - Dec
Time of day	9 PM – 4 AM
Peak times	N/A
Shadow size	Large
Shadow movement	Erratic
Sea creature size	30 cm
Rarity	Rare
Selling price	3,000 Bells
Furniture size

In New Horizons

#33

"I got a spiny lobster! It's got a lot of backbone!"

Time of year	North: Oct – Dec South: Apr – Jun
Time of day	9 PM – 4 AM
Shadow size	Large
Shadow movement	Fast
Spawn requirement	Catch 40 total sea creatures
Selling price	5,000 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

In New Leaf

After donating the spiny lobster to the museum, the player can see it in the huge tank in the first room. The aquarium gives this description.

"The representative species for all large lobsters, they've become a lasting symbol of longevity. They live between rocks in shallow waters with octopuses as their natural enemies. Only octopuses are capable of reaching in between the rocks with their long arms to catch them."

In New Horizons

"It is the spiny lobster's lengthy antennae that help set it apart from other lobsters. Those two antennae can grow twice as long as the lobster's own body! And what a clever crustacean it is, having found a way to use those antennae as a means of defense. When the spiny lobster senses danger, it rubs its antennae across its exoskeleton. The horrid screeching sound frightens predators away! If someone scratched nails across a chalkboard in your direction, I daresay you'd run too!"

Fishing Tourney

In New Leaf

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a spiny lobster, Chip will not score the sea creature but will say the following:

"Spiny lobsters are usually best boiled or grilled. Oh yes! Either way you're set! Delicious! That said, swallowing them whole works perfectly fine too! YUM!"

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Names in other languages

	イセエビ ise-ebi	Japanese spiny lobster (lit. "Lobster of Ise")
	Langosta espinosa	Spiny lobster

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