Metanephrops andamanicus
| Metanephrops andamanicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Nephropidae |
| Genus: | Metanephrops |
| Species: | M. andamanicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Metanephrops andamanicus (Wood-Mason, 1891)
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Metanephrops andamanicus, commonly known as the Andaman lobster, is a species of lobster.[1] It grows up to 20 cm in length.[2]
M. andamanicus was originally described as Nephrops andamanicus by James Wood-Mason.[3]
Distribution
[edit]It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, at a depth range between 250 and 750 meters. It may live in burrows, and is found on hard muddy substrate.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ World Register of Deep-Sea species - Metanephrops andamanicus (Wood-Mason, 1892), marinespecies.org.
- ^ a b Vol.13. Marine Lobsters of the World, www.fao.org.
- ^ World Register of Deep-Sea species - Nephrops andamanicus Wood-Mason, 1892, marinespecies.org