Nephropsis rosea, sometimes called the rosy lobsterette or two-toned lobsterette,[2] is a species of lobster.
Nephropsis rosea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Family: | Nephropidae |
Genus: | Nephropsis |
Species: | N. rosea
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Binomial name | |
Nephropsis rosea |
Distribution and habitat
editIt 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]
Size
editN. 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
edit- ^ Wahle, R. (2011). "Nephropsis rosea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169986A6699669. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169986A6699669.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Nephropsis rosea Bate, 1888". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ^ a b c 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.