BOOTHBAY HARBOR — An unusual six-clawed lobster has been donated to the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay Harbor.
Named Lola, the unusual lobster was caught by a fishing crew off the coast of Hyannis, Mass.
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The unusual six-clawed lobster was caught by a fishing crew off the coast of Hyannis, Mass. Courtesy of the Maine State Aquarium
Aquarium Manager Aimee Hayden-Roderiques said on one side where a singular claw would be Lola has five lobster claws arranged in a starfish pattern and on the other side a normal claw. She tells WMTW-TV that the claw deformity is a genetic mutation that lobsters can have throughout their life or from regrowth from a damaged or lost claw.
Lola is expected to go on display in the next several days.
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