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Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Nephropidae clawed lobsters

Genus: Metanephrops

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18 species (see list below)
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FAO

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

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Metanephrops andamanicus
[Andaman lobster]
No picture found
 
Metanephrops arafurensis
[Arafura lobster]
No picture found
 
Metanephrops armatus
[Armoured lobster]

FAO

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

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Metanephrops australiensis
[Northwest lobster]
No picture found

Max. Length 17 cm TL
 
Metanephrops binghami
[Caribbean lobster]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Metanephrops boschmai
[Bight lobster]

FAO

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

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Metanephrops challengeri
[New Zealand lobster]
No picture found

Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Metanephrops formosanus
[Formosa lobster]
No picture found

Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Metanephrops japonicus
[Japanese lobster]

FAO

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

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Metanephrops mozambicus
[African lobster]
No picture found

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

FAO

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

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Metanephrops rubellus
[Urugavian lobster]
No picture found
 
Metanephrops sagamiensis
[Sculpted lobster]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Metanephrops sibogae
[Siboga lobster]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm BL
 
Metanephrops sinensis
[China lobster]
No picture found
 
Metanephrops taiwanicus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Metanephrops thomsoni
[Red-banded lobster]

FAO

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

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Metanephrops velutinus
[Velvet lobster]


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