Acanthacaris tenuimana Bate, 1888
Prickly deep-sea lobster
No Picture Available

Family:  Nephropidae (clawed crabs)
Max. size:  40.8 cm TL (male/unsexed); 53.8 cm TL (female)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 300 - 2161 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Carapace length: 2 to 21 cm; 11 to 19 cm in ovigerous females (Ref. 4). Minimum depth from Ref. 98471.
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:   
 

Source and more info: www.sealifebase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.