Eunephrops manningi
| Eunephrops manningi | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Nephropidae |
| Genus: | Eunephrops |
| Species: | E. manningi |
| Binomial name | |
| Eunephrops manningi Holthuis, 1974 [2] | |
Eunephrops manningi, the banded lobster,[3] is a species of lobster found in the Florida Straits and off the coast of Anguilla. It was named in 1974 by Lipke Holthuis after his good friend Raymond B. Manning.[4] It grows to a length of 15 centimetres (6 in) (carapace length 4–7 cm or 1.6–2.8 in) and lives at depths of 450–550 metres (1,480–1,800 ft).[5] While it is large enough to be a target for commercial lobster fishing, this is precluded by its rarity, only three specimens having ever been collected.[5] It can be distinguished from other species in the genus by the lack of post-cervical spines on the carapace, and by the presence of only transverse grooves on the body segments of the abdomen.[5]
References
- ↑ M. Butler, T. Y. Chan, A. Cockcroft, A. MacDiarmid & R. Wahle (2011). "Eunephrops manningi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ↑ Lipke Holthuis (1974). "Biological Results of the University of Miami Deep-Sea Expeditions. 106. The lobsters of the superfamily Nephropidea of the Atlantic Ocean (Crustacea: Decapoda)". Bulletin of Marine Science 24 (4): 723–884.
- ↑ "Eunephrops manningi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- ↑ Paul F. Clark & Frederick R. Schram (2009). "Raymond B. Manning: an appreciation". Journal of Crustacean Biology 29 (4): 431–457. doi:10.1651/09-3158.1.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Lipke B. Holthuis (1991). "Eunephrops manningi". FAO Species Catalogue, Volume 13. Marine Lobsters of the World. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Food and Agriculture Organization. ISBN 92-5-103027-8.