Metanephrops binghami

Metanephrops binghami
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Nephropidae
Genus: Metanephrops
Species: M. binghami
Binomial name
Metanephrops binghami
(Boone, 1927)

Metanephrops binghami, the Caribbean lobster or Caribbean lobsterette, is a lobster which inhabits the western Atlantic region: from the Bahamas and southern Florida to French Guiana, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.[2]

References

  1. M. Butler, T. Y. Chan, A. Cockcroft, A. MacDiarmid & R. Wahle (2011). "Metanephrops binghami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  2. Lipke B. Holthuis (1991). "Metanephrops binghami". FAO Species Catalogue, Volume 13. Marine Lobsters of the World. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Food and Agriculture Organization. ISBN 92-5-103027-8.


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