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I would like to know how big these things usually are and their maximum size altogether. Is there anyone out there that can add this to the article? -- Spyderboyy
I also would like to know about its relative body size compared to other deep sea creatures. Abrahard ( talk) 19:27, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
How is this related to this critter? Langostino If they are the same, shouldn't the article be merged?-- 208.65.192.1 02:36, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
I thought decapods had ten legs? I see only eight in the image. What happened to the other two? Lupo 11:46, July 14, 2005 (UTC)
Its kinda hard to tell with that picture, but that thing has a long tail that its hiding under it right? Highlandlord 12:53, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
I was on a vessel that picked up a bunch of Squat Lobsters off the bottom of the ocean in the Gulf of Mexico. I was not sure what the creature was at first, thinking it was half lobster, half crab. The creature had 6 legs and two elongated claws. The tail was folded up under the body, and it is much shorter than a "lobster" tail. The interesting part of this finding was that the creatures lived in sacks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.179.226.99 ( talk) 01:17, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
NPR, about two weeks ago, had a rather lengthy discussion of the Langostino debate. If someone can find it, it might provide some good information, as well as a great audio-based external link. ThuranX 04:50, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
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Hi there, I think you must be mistaken about my edit to squat lobster. Please be so good as undo the rv (I am not going to be silly enough to risk 3rr). The point is this: it may not be the sort of edit that is optimal, or that suits everyone's preferences, but the edit is not against policy, and therefore you have no grounds to rv. The section that I replaced was out of date information, but I don't have time to update it fully, and there is no point, as Wikispecies is that PART OF Wikimedia (of which WP is a part) which looks after such information and keeps it up-to-date. Therefore, to refer the reader to WS makes perfect sense. This might not be your personal preference, but, as I said, it does NOT contravene policy, so please undo the rv... Thanks, Stho002 ( talk) 01:00, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
I have referred the matter to a steward, see User_talk:Pathoschild#Unjustified_rv_.2C_and_Wikimedia_politics Stho002 ( talk) 21:39, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
For me this pattern of edits that Stho002 has been engaged in, deleting species lists off of pages and just pointing to wikispecies, is harmful to the goals of wikipedia. Wikispecies is a completely separate project, we don't just delete all the pictures off of a page and tell people to go to Commons to see pictures. Stho002 has made several of these edits, not just this one, and I was quite tempted to go through his editing history and revert them all but decided to post here first. There is absolutely no reason why we wouldn't have theses lists here, this is the primary place people come looking for information, not wikispecies which is a very small project in comparison. — raeky t 03:06, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
I have re-reverted Stho002 ( talk)'s deletion of content (1st time for me). Links to other Wiki projects and even to other Wikipedia pages are not reliable sources, nor are they satisfactory substitutes for properly referenced content. I would recommend that Stho002 cease and desist from this disruptive behaviour, lest s/he attracts the displeasure of a passing admin and ends up on the wrong side of a block, and given the history shown on the user's talk page it is likely to be a lengthy one at that. - Nick Thorne talk 03:25, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
the link itself is not intended to be a source, it is a link *to where the sources are all properly referenced* ... Stho002 ( talk)
Is there a specific reason why this article does not have a taxobox? I was going to add one but I see that the article has had its fair share of controversy in the past so thought I had better ask first. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 06:39, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
The article is wrong to say that it is only commercially fished in South America. Squat lobster is seen on the menu at eating places such as seafood shacks, fish and chip shops and restaurants in Scotland, mostly on the west coast. here, you can see it on a menu menu and here you can see an orders page for those who want to mail order fresh rock lobster. https://fencebay.co.uk/shop/squat-lobster-tails/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.37.101.123 ( talk) 07:27, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 18 January 2023 and 4 May 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Julievu2001, Andrewsaillant, Gracegjerde, Zhulander, Abrahard ( article contribs). Peer reviewers: Andrewsaillant, Minhokorea, Austin.park36, Jenna.ham2, Cochrajg, Nickgraz33, Abrahard.
— Assignment last updated by Kgb dsb ( talk) 18:28, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
Grace made additions and edits to the "Classification" section of the Squat lobster Wikipedia, specifically, the evolutionary history and distribution.
"Few morphological characteristics distinguish squat lobsters from other families in the Anomura" seems to be out of place/not related
"Chirostylidae" typo
"DNA sequencing indicates that squat lobsters are not a monophyletic group. Chirostylidae and Kiwaidae are distantly related to the other squat lobsters, and are closer related to hermit crabs and king crabs ( Paguroidea), the mole crabs in the superfamily Hippoidea, and the small families Lomisidae and Aeglidae." Should be edited for clarity. What is the relevance of these examples? Are they supposed to be examples of lack of monophylicity?
Andrewsaillant ( talk) 18:33, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
Overall Impression:
Content added improved quality of article...by adding a source and increasing morphological description the reader has a better idea of squat lobster morphology (aka more complete)
Strengths:
Very clear, relevant, and thorough information about squat lobster morphology
Good peer-reviewed source added
Further improvements:
"The two main groups of squat lobsters share most features of their morphology. " ...I would explicitly state the two main groups of squat lobsters and say "are morphologically similar" to make the sentence more concise.
The paragraphs are broken up well, but the page is very detailed...maybe consider if all the morphology is relevant to the reader
Also, could add another source to make section more reputable Gracegjerde ( talk) 16:29, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
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I would like to know how big these things usually are and their maximum size altogether. Is there anyone out there that can add this to the article? -- Spyderboyy
I also would like to know about its relative body size compared to other deep sea creatures. Abrahard ( talk) 19:27, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
How is this related to this critter? Langostino If they are the same, shouldn't the article be merged?-- 208.65.192.1 02:36, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
I thought decapods had ten legs? I see only eight in the image. What happened to the other two? Lupo 11:46, July 14, 2005 (UTC)
Its kinda hard to tell with that picture, but that thing has a long tail that its hiding under it right? Highlandlord 12:53, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
I was on a vessel that picked up a bunch of Squat Lobsters off the bottom of the ocean in the Gulf of Mexico. I was not sure what the creature was at first, thinking it was half lobster, half crab. The creature had 6 legs and two elongated claws. The tail was folded up under the body, and it is much shorter than a "lobster" tail. The interesting part of this finding was that the creatures lived in sacks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.179.226.99 ( talk) 01:17, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
NPR, about two weeks ago, had a rather lengthy discussion of the Langostino debate. If someone can find it, it might provide some good information, as well as a great audio-based external link. ThuranX 04:50, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
This article talk page was automatically added with {{ WikiProject Food and drink}} banner as it falls under Category:Food or one of its subcategories. If you find this addition an error, Kindly undo the changes and update the inappropriate categories if needed. The bot was instructed to tagg these articles upon consenus from WikiProject Food and drink. You can find the related request for tagging here . Maximum and careful attention was done to avoid any wrongly tagging any categories , but mistakes may happen... If you have concerns , please inform on the project talk page -- TinucherianBot ( talk) 02:16, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi there, I think you must be mistaken about my edit to squat lobster. Please be so good as undo the rv (I am not going to be silly enough to risk 3rr). The point is this: it may not be the sort of edit that is optimal, or that suits everyone's preferences, but the edit is not against policy, and therefore you have no grounds to rv. The section that I replaced was out of date information, but I don't have time to update it fully, and there is no point, as Wikispecies is that PART OF Wikimedia (of which WP is a part) which looks after such information and keeps it up-to-date. Therefore, to refer the reader to WS makes perfect sense. This might not be your personal preference, but, as I said, it does NOT contravene policy, so please undo the rv... Thanks, Stho002 ( talk) 01:00, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
I have referred the matter to a steward, see User_talk:Pathoschild#Unjustified_rv_.2C_and_Wikimedia_politics Stho002 ( talk) 21:39, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
For me this pattern of edits that Stho002 has been engaged in, deleting species lists off of pages and just pointing to wikispecies, is harmful to the goals of wikipedia. Wikispecies is a completely separate project, we don't just delete all the pictures off of a page and tell people to go to Commons to see pictures. Stho002 has made several of these edits, not just this one, and I was quite tempted to go through his editing history and revert them all but decided to post here first. There is absolutely no reason why we wouldn't have theses lists here, this is the primary place people come looking for information, not wikispecies which is a very small project in comparison. — raeky t 03:06, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
I have re-reverted Stho002 ( talk)'s deletion of content (1st time for me). Links to other Wiki projects and even to other Wikipedia pages are not reliable sources, nor are they satisfactory substitutes for properly referenced content. I would recommend that Stho002 cease and desist from this disruptive behaviour, lest s/he attracts the displeasure of a passing admin and ends up on the wrong side of a block, and given the history shown on the user's talk page it is likely to be a lengthy one at that. - Nick Thorne talk 03:25, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
the link itself is not intended to be a source, it is a link *to where the sources are all properly referenced* ... Stho002 ( talk)
Is there a specific reason why this article does not have a taxobox? I was going to add one but I see that the article has had its fair share of controversy in the past so thought I had better ask first. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 06:39, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
The article is wrong to say that it is only commercially fished in South America. Squat lobster is seen on the menu at eating places such as seafood shacks, fish and chip shops and restaurants in Scotland, mostly on the west coast. here, you can see it on a menu menu and here you can see an orders page for those who want to mail order fresh rock lobster. https://fencebay.co.uk/shop/squat-lobster-tails/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.37.101.123 ( talk) 07:27, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 18 January 2023 and 4 May 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Julievu2001, Andrewsaillant, Gracegjerde, Zhulander, Abrahard ( article contribs). Peer reviewers: Andrewsaillant, Minhokorea, Austin.park36, Jenna.ham2, Cochrajg, Nickgraz33, Abrahard.
— Assignment last updated by Kgb dsb ( talk) 18:28, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
Grace made additions and edits to the "Classification" section of the Squat lobster Wikipedia, specifically, the evolutionary history and distribution.
"Few morphological characteristics distinguish squat lobsters from other families in the Anomura" seems to be out of place/not related
"Chirostylidae" typo
"DNA sequencing indicates that squat lobsters are not a monophyletic group. Chirostylidae and Kiwaidae are distantly related to the other squat lobsters, and are closer related to hermit crabs and king crabs ( Paguroidea), the mole crabs in the superfamily Hippoidea, and the small families Lomisidae and Aeglidae." Should be edited for clarity. What is the relevance of these examples? Are they supposed to be examples of lack of monophylicity?
Andrewsaillant ( talk) 18:33, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
Overall Impression:
Content added improved quality of article...by adding a source and increasing morphological description the reader has a better idea of squat lobster morphology (aka more complete)
Strengths:
Very clear, relevant, and thorough information about squat lobster morphology
Good peer-reviewed source added
Further improvements:
"The two main groups of squat lobsters share most features of their morphology. " ...I would explicitly state the two main groups of squat lobsters and say "are morphologically similar" to make the sentence more concise.
The paragraphs are broken up well, but the page is very detailed...maybe consider if all the morphology is relevant to the reader
Also, could add another source to make section more reputable Gracegjerde ( talk) 16:29, 28 March 2023 (UTC)