| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metanephrops andamanicus (Wood-Mason, 1891) |
Andaman lobster | Indo-West Pacific | 20 |
| Metanephrops arafurensis (De Man, 1905) |
Arafura lobster | Indo-West Pacific | |
| Metanephrops armatus Chan & Yu, 1991 |
Armoured lobster | Indo-West Pacific | |
| Metanephrops australiensis (Bruce, 1966) |
Northwest lobster | Indo-West Pacific | 18 |
| Metanephrops binghami (Boone, 1927) |
Caribbean lobster | Western Central Atlantic | 17 |
| Metanephrops boschmai (Holthuis, 1964) |
Bight lobster | Indo-west Pacific | 18 |
| Metanephrops challengeri (Balss, 1914) |
New Zealand lobster | Indo-west Pacific | 25 |
| Metanephrops formosanus Chan & Yu, 1987 |
Formosa lobster | Indo-west Pacific | 12 |
| Metanephrops japonicus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1873) |
Japanese lobster | Indo-west Pacific | 12 |
| Metanephrops mozambicus Macpherson, 1990 |
African lobster | Southwest Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific | 20.5 |
| Metanephrops neptunus (Bruce, 1965) |
Neptune lobster | Indo-west Pacific | 25 |
| Metanephrops rubellus (Moreira, 1903) |
Urugavian lobster | Western Atlantic | 18 |
| Metanephrops sagamiensis (Parisi, 1917) |
Sculpted lobster | Indo-west Pacific | |
| Metanephrops sibogae (De Man, 1916) |
Siboga lobster | Indo-west Pacific | 18 |
| Metanephrops sinensis (Bruce, 1966) |
China lobster | Indo-West Pacific | 15 |
| Metanephrops taiwanicus (Hu, 1983) |
Northwest Pacific | ||
| Metanephrops thomsoni (Bate, 1888) |
Red-banded lobster | Indo-West Pacific | 15 |
| Metanephrops velutinus Chan & Yu, 1991 |
Velvet lobster | Indo-West Pacific | 18.2 |