导读:英国一名潜水爱好者本月初在潜水时发现了一只重7.65公斤的超大号龙虾。据估计，它的年龄在50至70岁之间。
A common lobster weighing in at 7.65kg is thought to be the heaviest caught by a diver in UK waters since 1931.
英国一名潜水爱好者本月初在潜水时发现了一只超大号龙虾。这只“大块头”重7.65公斤，是1931年以来在英国水域发现的“第二重”龙虾。
The animal was discovered off Lannacombe Beach in north Devon in August before being taken to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth.
这只龙虾在北德文郡兰纳康博海滩附近水域被发现，随后被送往位于普利茅斯的英国国家海洋水族馆。
Initially named Lionel, the lobster has since been renamed JJ in honour of British boxing Rio Olympics silver medalist, Joe Joyce, the aquarium said.
水族馆称，这只龙虾一开始被命名为“莱奈尔”，后来根据里约奥运男子超重量级拳击银牌得主乔伊斯(Joe Joyce)的名字，为这只巨型龙虾改名为“JJ”。
Vets are monitoring the animal to check time out of water has not harmed it.
“JJ”曾离开水中一段时间，目前兽医正观察它的健康状况。
James Wright, the curator at the National Marine Aquarium where JJ was weighed, said he appeared to be the heaviest lobster caught in the UK since 1931, when one weighing just over 9kg was caught off Fowey in Cornwall.
给“JJ”称重的水族馆馆长詹姆斯·怀特说，这应该是1931年以来在英国水域发现的最重龙虾了，比它更重的是1931年在康沃尔郡沿岸被人们发现的那只重达9公斤的龙虾。
Mr Wright said it was "very hard to age a lobster" because they frequently moult and their growth is affected by different factors.
怀特先生说，“估算龙虾的年龄是很困难的”因为它们经常脱壳，生长也受到很多不同因素的影响。
However, he estimated JJ was between 50 and 70 years old.
不过，他估计这只龙虾的年龄在50-70岁之间。
"He has spent some time with our husbandry team here at the National Marine Aquarium who have been monitoring his progress very closely, and we’re happy to report he has been feeding well and is on the road to recovery," Mr Wright said.
“对于这只龙虾，我们英国国家海洋水族馆的团队已经观察一段时间了，我们很高兴看到它食欲不错，正在痊愈。”怀特先生说。
He added the lobster would join "other native marine species" at the aquarium when he had made a full recovery.
他补充道，在完全恢复以后，这只龙虾将加入水族馆的“其他本地水生动物一族”。
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