Metanephrops mozambicus

Tags: Crustacean.

Metanephrops mozambicus (commonly known as the African lobster) is a species of lobster that lives around south-east of Madagascar. Previously considered to be part of the species Metanephrops andamanicus (Andaman lobster) they were re-classified as a unique species in 1990. The species is commercially trawled.

class: Malacostraca
conservation status: DD
conservation status system: iucn3.1
family: Lobster
genus: Metanephrops
kingdom: Animal
order: Decapoda
phylum: Arthropod, Crustacean

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