Nephropsis rosea
| Nephropsis rosea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Nephropidae |
| Subfamily: | Thymopinae |
| Genus: | Nephropsis |
| Species: | N. rosea |
| Binomial name | |
| Nephropsis rosea Bate, 1888 [2] | |
Nephropsis rosea, sometimes called the rosy lobsterette or two-toned lobsterette,[2] is a species of lobster.
It is found in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, and as far north in the western Atlantic Ocean as Bermuda, and as far south as Guiana.[3] It mostly lives at depths of 500–800 metres (1,600–2,600 ft), but has been observed between 420 and 1,280 metres (1,380 and 4,200 ft).[3]
N. rosea reaches a carapace length of 1–6 centimetres (0.39–2.36 in), or a total length of 2–13 centimetres (0.79–5.12 in).[3]
References
- ↑ R. Wahle (2011). "Nephropsis rosea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- 1 2 "Nephropsis rosea Bates, 1888". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- 1 2 3 Lipke Holthuis (1991). "Nephropsis rosea". FAO species catalogue. Vol.13. Marine Lobsters of the World. FAO Fisheries Series. Food and Agriculture Organization. pp. 44–45. ISBN 92-5-103027-8.
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