The American lobster Homarus americanus is a species of lobster found on the Atlantic coast of North America chiefly from Labrador to New Jersey. Within North America it is also known as the northern lobster or Maine lobster. It can reach a body length of 64 cm (25 in) and a mass of over 20 kilograms (44 lb) making it the heaviest crustacean in the world.
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