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Family: Nephropidae clawed crabs



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62 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Acanthacaris caeca
[Atlantic deep lobster]
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Max. Length 53.8 cm TL
 
Acanthacaris tenuimana
[Prickly deep-sea lobster]
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Dinochelus ausubeli
[]
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Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Eunephrops bairdii
[Red lobster]
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Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Eunephrops cadenasi
[Sculptured lobster]
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Eunephrops luckhursti
[]
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Max. Length 15 cm BL
 
Eunephrops manningi
[Banded lobster]
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Max. Length 12.9 cm TL
 
Homarinus capensis
[Cape lobster]

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris

Northwest Atlantic and We
Max. Length 114 cm TL
Homarus americanus Milne-Edwards, 1837

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Homarus americanus
[American lobster]

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Eastern Atlantic, Mediter
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Homarus gammarus
[European lobster]

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Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Metanephrops andamanicus (Wood-Mason, 1891)

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Metanephrops andamanicus
[Andaman lobster]
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Metanephrops arafurensis
[Arafura lobster]
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Metanephrops armatus
[Armoured lobster]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Metanephrops australiensis (Bruce, 1966)

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Metanephrops australiensis
[Northwest lobster]
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Max. Length 17 cm TL
 
Metanephrops binghami
[Caribbean lobster]
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Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Metanephrops boschmai
[Bight lobster]

Photo by FAO

Indo-west Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Metanephrops challengeri (Balss, 1914)

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Metanephrops challengeri
[New Zealand lobster]
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Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Metanephrops formosanus
[Formosa lobster]
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Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Metanephrops japonicus
[Japanese lobster]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Atlantic and In
Max. Length 20.5 cm TL
Metanephrops mozambicus Macpherson, 1990

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Metanephrops mozambicus
[African lobster]
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Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Metanephrops neptunus
[Neptune lobster]

Photo by FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Metanephrops rubellus (Moreira, 1903)

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Metanephrops rubellus
[Urugavian lobster]
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Metanephrops sagamiensis
[Sculpted lobster]
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Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Metanephrops sibogae
[Siboga lobster]
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Max. Length 15 cm BL
 
Metanephrops sinensis
[China lobster]
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Metanephrops taiwanicus
[]
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Metanephrops thomsoni
[Red-banded lobster]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18.2 cm TL
Metanephrops velutinus Chan & Yu, 1991

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Metanephrops velutinus
[Velvet lobster]
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Max. Length 17 cm TL
 
Nephropides caribaeus
[Mitten lobsterette]
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Nephrops japonicus
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 24 cm BL
Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Nephrops norvegicus
[Norway lobster]
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Nephrops thompsoni
[]
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Max. Length 3.6 cm CL
 
Nephropsis acanthura
[Spinetail lobsterette]
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Max. Length 14.5 cm TL
 
Nephropsis aculeata
[Florida lobsterette]
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Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Nephropsis agassizii
[Prickly lobsterette]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 10.3 cm TL
Nephropsis atlantica Norman, 1882

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Nephropsis atlantica
[Scarlet lobsterette]
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Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Nephropsis carpenteri
[Ridge-back lobsterette]
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Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Nephropsis ensirostris
[Gladiator lobsterette]
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Max. Length 6.4 cm CL
 
Nephropsis grandis
[]
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Max. Length 3.3 cm CL
 
Nephropsis holthuisi
[]
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Nephropsis malhaensis
[Saya de malha lobsterette]
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Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
 
Nephropsis neglecta
[Ruby lobsterette]
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Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Nephropsis occidentalis
[Pacific lobsterette]
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Max. Length 2.6 cm CL
 
Nephropsis pygmaea
[]
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Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Nephropsis rosea
[Two-toned lobsterette]
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Max. Length 6.1 cm CL
 
Nephropsis serrata
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific and Ea
Max. Length 22.6 cm TL
Nephropsis stewarti Wood-Mason, 1872

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Nephropsis stewarti
[Indian Ocean lobsterette]
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Nephropsis suhmi
[Red and white lobsterette]
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Max. Length 3.9 cm CL
 
Nephropsis sulcata
[Grooved lobsterette]
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Thaumastocheles bipristis
[]
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Max. Length 13.1 cm TL
 
Thaumastocheles dochmiodon
[]
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Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
 
Thaumastocheles japonicus
[Pacific pincer lobster]
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Thaumastocheles massonktenos
[]
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Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Thaumastocheles zaleucus
[Atlantic pincer lobster]
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Thaumastochelopsis brucei
[]
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Max. Length 7.7 cm TL
 
Thaumastochelopsis wardi
[Australian pincer lobster]
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Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Thymopides grobovi
[Bellator lobster]
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Thymopides Iaurentae
[]
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Max. Length 8.7 cm TL
 
Thymopides laurentae
[]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific, Southw
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Thymops birsteini (Zarenkov & Semenov, 1972)

Photo by Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Thymops birsteini
[Patagonian lobsterette]
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Thymops takedai
[]
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Thymopsis nilenta
[Nilenta lobsterette]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthacaris caeca Atlantic deep lobster Western Atlantic. 40 TL 1881
Acanthacaris tenuimana Prickly deep-sea lobster Indo-West Pacific. 53.8 TL 1888
Dinochelus ausubeli Western Central Pacific 2010
Eunephrops bairdii Red lobster Western Central Atlantic 20 TL 1885
Eunephrops cadenasi Sculptured lobster Western Central Atlantic. 30 TL 1939
Eunephrops luckhursti Western Central Atlantic 1997
Eunephrops manningi Banded lobster Western Central Atlantic. 15 BL 1974
Homarinus capensis Cape lobster Eastern Atlantic 12.9 TL 1792
Homarus americanus American lobster Northwest Atlantic and We 114 TL 1837
Homarus gammarus European lobster Eastern Atlantic, Mediter 65 TL 1758
Metanephrops andamanicus Andaman lobster Indo-West Pacific. 20 TL 1891
Metanephrops arafurensis Arafura lobster Indo-West Pacific 1905
Metanephrops armatus Armoured lobster Indo-West Pacific 1991
Metanephrops australiensis Northwest lobster Indo-West Pacific 18 TL 1966
Metanephrops binghami Caribbean lobster Western Central Atlantic 17 TL 1927
Metanephrops boschmai Bight lobster Indo-west Pacific 18 TL 1964
Metanephrops challengeri New Zealand lobster Indo-west Pacific 25 TL 1914
Metanephrops formosanus Formosa lobster Indo-west Pacific 12 TL 1987
Metanephrops japonicus Japanese lobster Indo-west Pacific 12 TL 1873
Metanephrops mozambicus African lobster Southwest Atlantic and In 20.5 TL 1990
Metanephrops neptunus Neptune lobster Indo-west Pacific 25 TL 1965
Metanephrops rubellus Urugavian lobster Western Atlantic 18 TL 1903
Metanephrops sagamiensis Sculpted lobster Indo-west Pacific 1917
Metanephrops sibogae Siboga lobster Indo-west Pacific. 18 TL 1916
Metanephrops sinensis China lobster Indo-West Pacific 15 BL 1966
Metanephrops taiwanicus Northwest Pacific. 1983
Metanephrops thomsoni Red-banded lobster Indo-West Pacific. 15 TL 1888
Metanephrops velutinus Velvet lobster Indo-West Pacific 18.2 TL 1991
Nephropides caribaeus Mitten lobsterette Western Central Atlantic 17 TL 1969
Nephrops japonicus Western Pacific 1873
Nephrops norvegicus Norway lobster Eastern Atlantic and the 24 BL 1758
Nephrops thompsoni Northwest Pacific 1888
Nephropsis acanthura Spinetail lobsterette Indo-West Pacific. 3.6 CL 1990
Nephropsis aculeata Florida lobsterette Western Atlantic 14.5 TL 1881
Nephropsis agassizii Prickly lobsterette Western Atlantic. 12 TL 1880
Nephropsis atlantica Scarlet lobsterette Eastern Atlantic 10.3 TL 1882
Nephropsis carpenteri Ridge-back lobsterette Indo-West Pacific 12 TL 1885
Nephropsis ensirostris Gladiator lobsterette Indo-West Pacific. 6 TL 1901
Nephropsis grandis Eastern Indian Ocean and 6.4 CL 2006
Nephropsis holthuisi Indo-West Pacific 3.3 CL 1993
Nephropsis malhaensis Saya de malha lobsterette Western Indian Ocean 1910
Nephropsis neglecta Ruby lobsterette Western Central Atlantic 7.5 TL 1974
Nephropsis occidentalis Pacific lobsterette Eastern Pacific 13 TL 1893
Nephropsis pygmaea Western Pacific 2.6 CL 2020
Nephropsis rosea Two-toned lobsterette Western Atlantic 13 TL 1888
Nephropsis serrata Indo-West Pacific 6.1 CL 1993
Nephropsis stewarti Indian Ocean lobsterette Indo-West Pacific and Ea 22.6 TL 1872
Nephropsis suhmi Red and white lobsterette Indo-West Pacific. 1888
Nephropsis sulcata Grooved lobsterette Southeast Atlantic and In 3.9 CL 1990
Thaumastocheles bipristis Western Central Pacific 2014
Thaumastocheles dochmiodon Western Pacific. 13.1 TL 1999
Thaumastocheles japonicus Pacific pincer lobster Western Pacific. 17.5 TL 1913
Thaumastocheles massonktenos Indo-West Pacific. 2014
Thaumastocheles zaleucus Atlantic pincer lobster Western Central Atlantic 16 TL 1873
Thaumastochelopsis brucei Western Central Pacific 2007
Thaumastochelopsis wardi Australian pincer lobster Eastern Indian Ocean 7.7 TL 1988
Thymopides grobovi Bellator lobster Antarctic Indian Ocean 11 TL 1976
Thymopides Iaurentae Atlantic Ocean. 2004
Thymopides laurentae Western Central Atlantic 8.7 TL 2003
Thymops birsteini Patagonian lobsterette Southeast Pacific, Southw 25 TL 1972
Thymops takedai Antarctic Atlantic 2012
Thymopsis nilenta Nilenta lobsterette Southern Atlantic 15 TL 1974



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