Mediterranean slipper lobster (Lat. Scyllarides latus). Its colouration is a good camouflage for the rocky bottoms where it lives. Grows up to 45 cm and 2 kg, common 0.5 kg. Leaves to depth of 80 m. They have no claws, and have a second par of antennae which forms very wide lobes. It is nocturnal, emerging from caves and other shelters during the night to feeds on molluscs. It clings tightly to the substrate when it is confronted with predators. Larger samples can exert a grip with a force of equivalent to a weight of 15 kilograms. It is edible and highly regarded as food, but is now rare over much of its range due to overfishing. Catches with nets, harpoons and fish-traps. It has been protected in France since 1992 and has become very rare off our coasts. Sales of specimens from neighbouring countries where it is not a protected species are banned.