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Family: Nephropidae clawed crabs (See list of species below)

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11 species in Indian Ocean, Western with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Acanthacaris tenuimana
[Prickly deep-sea lobster]


Metanephrops andamanicus
[Andaman lobster]


Metanephrops mozambicus
[African lobster]
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Nephropsis acanthura
[Spinetail lobsterette]
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Nephropsis carpenteri
[Ridge-back lobsterette]
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Nephropsis ensirostris
[Gladiator lobsterette]
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Nephropsis malhaensis
[Saya de malha lobsterette]


Nephropsis stewarti
[Indian Ocean lobsterette]
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Nephropsis suhmi
[Red and white lobsterette]
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Nephropsis sulcata
[Grooved lobsterette]
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Thaumastocheles massonktenos
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11 Species of Family Nephropidae
(clawed crabs)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Acanthacaris tenuimana Prickly deep-sea lobster Indo-West Pacific. 53.8 TL
Metanephrops andamanicus Andaman lobster Indo-West Pacific. 20 TL
Metanephrops mozambicus African lobster Southwest Atlantic and In 20.5 TL
Nephropsis acanthura Spinetail lobsterette Indo-West Pacific. 3.6 CL
Nephropsis carpenteri Ridge-back lobsterette Indo-West Pacific 12 TL
Nephropsis ensirostris Gladiator lobsterette Indo-West Pacific. 6 TL
Nephropsis malhaensis Saya de malha lobsterette Western Indian Ocean
Nephropsis stewarti Indian Ocean lobsterette Indo-West Pacific and Ea 22.6 TL
Nephropsis suhmi Red and white lobsterette Indo-West Pacific.
Nephropsis sulcata Grooved lobsterette Southeast Atlantic and In 3.9 CL
Thaumastocheles massonktenos Indo-West Pacific.



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