Metanephrops binghami

Metanephrops binghami
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Nephropidae
Genus: Metanephrops
Species: M. binghami
Binomial name
Metanephrops binghami
(Boone, 1927)
Synonyms[2]
  • Nephrops binghami Boone, 1927

Metanephrops binghami, the Caribbean lobster or Caribbean lobsterette, is a lobster which inhabits the western Atlantic region: from the Bahamas and southern Florida to French Guiana, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.[3]

References

  1. ↑ M. Butler; T. Y. Chan; A. Cockcroft; A. MacDiarmid & R. Wahle (2011). "Metanephrops binghami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  2. ↑ T. Chan (2009). "Metanephrops binghami (Boone, 1927) ". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Lipke B. Holthuis (1991). "Metanephrops binghami". FAO Species Catalogue, Volume 13. Marine Lobsters of the World. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Food and Agriculture Organization. ISBN 92-5-103027-8.


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