Langostino is a Spanish word with different meanings in different areas.
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In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration allows "langostino" as a market name for three species in the family Galatheidae: Cervimunida johni, Munida gregaria, and Pleuroncodes monodon.
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In March 2006, Long John Silver's garnered controversy by offering buttered lobster bites advertising that they include "langostino lobster".
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In Cuba and other Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands, the name langostino is also used to refer to crayfish.