欧洲龙虾

可食用的欧洲龙虾，与美洲龙虾相似但较小。

Edible European lobster resembling the American lobster but slenderer .

而它的“表亲”欧洲龙虾爪子则要小一些，虾壳的天然色带有深蓝色的小斑点，下腹部为黄色。

Its cousin , the European lobster , has smaller claws and its natural coloring is dark blue with spots and a yellow underbelly .

科学家称，该龙虾为欧洲龙虾，但这种龙虾一般都呈暗青色，是一次很少见的基因变异才赋予了它与众不同的色彩。

Scientists believe the European lobster , traditionally a much darker shade of blue , hatched out with the unusual color due to a rare genetic variant .

在中世纪的欧洲，龙虾既是一种美食也可作为药材。

Lobsters were considered a delicacy during the Middle Ages in Europe , and even served as medicine .

出口到欧洲的龙虾，约有三分之二来自于湖北省潜江市这个小城市。

Nearly two of three crayfish eaten in Europe hail from the small town of Qianjiang in Hubei Province .