Metanephrops mozambicus

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.

Metanephrops mozambicus
Metanephrops mozambicus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Nephropidae
Genus: Metanephrops
Species:
M. mozambicus
Binomial name
Metanephrops mozambicus
Macpherson, 1990
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