Scyllarides latus (Latreille, 1802)
Mediterranean slipper lobster
Scyllarides latus
photo by Coudre, Christian

Family:  Scyllaridae (slipper lobsters)
Max. size:  45 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 4 - 100 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from Lisbon, Portugal to Senegal, and the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Carapace length: 12 cm.
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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