Nephropides

Nephropides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Nephropidae
Genus: Nephropides
Manning, 1969
Species:
N. caribaeus
Binomial name
Nephropides caribaeus
Manning, 1969

Nephropides caribaeus is a species of lobster, the only species in the genus Nephropides. It is found in western parts of the Caribbean Sea, from Belize to Colombia. It grows to a total length of around 170 mm (6.7 in), and is covered in conspicuous tubercles.

  1. ^ Wahle, R.; MacDiarmid, A.; Cockcroft, A.; Chan, T.Y.; Chang, Y.J.; Butler, M. (2011). "Nephropides caribaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170060A6702146. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T170060A6702146.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

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