Metanephrops

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Metanephrops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Infraorder: Astacidea Family: Nephropidae Genus: Metanephrops Jenkins, 1972
Species
See text.

Metanephrops is a genus of lobsters, commonly known as scampi. Important species for fishery include Metanephrops australiensis (Australian scampi) and Metanephrops challengeri (New Zealand scampi). It differs from other lobsters such as Homarus and Nephrops norvegicus in that its two main claws are of equal size, rather than being differentiated into a crusher and a pincher ^[1].

[edit] Species

• Metanephrops australiensis
• Metanephrops armatus
• Metanephrops binghami
• Metanephrops boschmai
• Metanephrops challengeri
• Metanephrops formosanus
• Metanephrops japonicus
• Metanephrops mozambicus
• Metanephrops neptunus
• Metanephrops rubellus
• Metanephrops sagamiensis
• Metanephrops sibogae
• Metanephrops sinensis
• Metanephrops thomsoni
• Metanephrops velutinus

[edit] References

1. ^ Lipke Holthuis (1991). FAO species catalogue Vol. 13: Marine lobsters of the world. FAO.