Kind of Lobster

There are two kinds of lobsters, the "true" lobster (also called American lobster) and the spiny lobster.

1. American Lobster

 

The American lobster has claws on the first four legs, lacking in the spiny lobster. The American Lobster also known as a Maine Lobster, is most common live in restaurants and supermarkets.In general, clawed lobsters have more meat than spiny lobsters and are the type that restaurant goers on the east coast of North America will most often find on menus. Much of their meat is found in their very large first set of legs/claws - those closest to the head. (They have 5 pairs of legs in all; the others are smaller.) Their tails don’t have as much meat as their spiny counterparts but tails from a Maine lobster are still considered to be the best and sweetest of all lobster meat.

 

2. Spiny Lobster

The spiny lobster has a pair of horns above the eyes, lacking in the true lobster. Spiny lobsters also have two large cream-colored spots on the top of the second segment of the tail. these types of lobsters do not have large front claws but instead have five identical pair of legs. Because of that, most of the meat is found in the tail.