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Metanephrops japonicus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1873)
Japanese lobster| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Nephropidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 200 - 440 m, usually 200 - 300 m. Subtropical; 35°N - 30°N, 131°E - 142°E (Ref. 4)
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Indo-west Pacific: Japan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122061)
It has lengths of 9 to 12 cm, total body length; 3.7 cm (males) and 3 to 6 cm (females), carapace length (Ref. 4).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Fisheries: commercial
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