what is the difference between lobster and shrimp? Are they both the same?

Answer 1

Not even close! Both are from the classification crustacia, but lobsters are a different species

Clawed lobsters comprise a family (Nephropidae, sometimes also Homaridae) of large marine crustaceans. Several different groups of crustaceans are known as lobsters, although the clawed lobsters (such as the genus Homarus) are most often associated with the name. Clawed lobsters are not closely related with spiny lobsters or slipper lobsters, which have no claws (chelae), or squat lobsters. The closest relatives of clawed lobsters are the reef lobster Enoplometopus and the three families of freshwater crayfish.

True shrimp are small, swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. A number of more or less unrelated crustaceans also have the word "shrimp" in their common name. Examples are the mantis shrimp and the opposum or mysid shrimp, both of which belong to the same class (Malacostraca) as the true shrimp, but constitute two different orders within it, the Stomatopoda and the Mysidacea. Triops longicaudatus and Triops cancriformis are also popular animals in freshwater aquaria, and are often called shrimp, although they belong instead to the Notostraca, a quite unrelated group.

Answer 2

Crayfish is good stuff man and we are going to go get some this week end. Crayfish are a sweet fishy flavor as you know and great with drawn garlic lemon butter. However they are messy and kind of hard to get out of the shell. Lobster is good stuff too. They do taste the same however lobster has a stiffer fishy flavor and the meat is more tougher the crayfish. Lobster meat will bounce on your plate as will a crayfish but the lobster will bounce more and you can run a knife down the center of the shell and pull the meat out with your hands. The meat is as big as a banana. I love both of them and they are both high in fats and really not that healthy for you. There are both bottom feeders where lobster will eat more fish where the crayfish will eat live fish and only fresh fish meat that you would use for bait, but mostly plant life and algae. The bait used for crayfish must be good enough for you to eat or they will not touch it. Where lobster bait is better a little or lot smelly. Crayfish have many types for example in the US California the crayfish will grow to about 2 inch in tail length and maybe the whole thing will weights 4 ounces. However in Australia there crayfish can be up to 5 inches in tail length and the whole thing can weights up to 2 pounds. Lobsters can get up to 30 pounds but mostly 2.5 to 5 pounds and they can live for like 30 years where a crayfish will only live for a year or two sometimes more. Crayfish can be caught in any lake or stream in the world and can be caught by kids or adults in traps or a fishing pole. Where lobsters can only be caught in several oceans. Mostly in the Atlantic only in traps. Crayfish can be farm raised with other fishes as double cropping thus making them very cheap to raise. Where as lobsters are very expensive to raise and many have tried but have not made profits in this venture. A company in NC USA will be trying lobsters and salmon. So far I have not heard of any profits thus far as they have only been operating for two years. Lobster would be a great holiday or celebratory food but crayfish is for at least once a month food. Both lobster and crayfish should be cooked live but crayfish farmers have found the blast freezing them is an acceptable practice but found that half cooking is better before freezing them. Where as lobster can not be frozen without half cooking first. Other then the flavor they look and act the same and they all turn red when cooked and they can be cook in the same recipes.

Answer 3

They are both crustaceans, but they are quite different. Lobsters are greenish and shrimp can be pink (all before cooking). The flavor is different, and they live in different areas of the ocean. Also, I have yet to find a fast food restaurant that sells lobster, while many sell shrimp.

Answer 4

Do they look the same?, no then apparently they are not the same. If you had asked the difference between crab and lobster then ok but not shrimp. the only similarity is they both have shells.

Answer 5

Not even close! Lobsters are big and have a hard shell and claws, and are a very expensive seafood in the U.S. Shrimp are much smaller, though they vary in size, have a soft shell that is often removed before serving and have tiny little legs and no claws. Lobster is usually served boiled or grilled, while shrimp is usually served boiled or battered then fried or even chilled or on a salad.

Answer 6

They are different species of the same family. A shrimp is also much smaller than a lobster.

Answer 7

Lobster is a large crustacean - can get up to 20 and 30 pounds. There is meat in the tail, in the claws and in the legs. Delicious by itself and in a number of recipes. Fairly expensive unless you live in an area where they are caught.

Shrimp - range in size from very small (the size of a fingernail) up to jumbo shrimp which can be a couple of inches. They come with a light shell which has to be removed. Harder meat texture than lobster, very tasty, served by themselves or in recipes. Much less expensive.

But very different creatures, very different tastes and textures,.

Answer 8

the difference is usually the size. Shrimp are usually smaller than lobster.

Answer 9

They are all part of the cochroach family, but a shrimp only gets so big and lobsters are bigger. Plus, they have different tastes, but similar flavors.

Answer 10

they are the same family but different "clans" I guess you can say much like the average crab you see on a beach versus an alaskan crab and I think lobsters crawl everywhere where shrimp can actually swim to a certain degree (krill is also shrimp and is eaten by whales and whale sharks) krill swim in large clouds feeding on or near the surface much like algae does (little trivia for you flamingos are white they get pink because of the krill shrimp they eat colors their feathers) and if you eat small doses of shrimp or clam shells it is good for your hair, teeth and fingernails. (asuming they are cleaned and finely crushed)