Eunephrops bairdii

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Eunephrops bairdii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Nephropidae
Genus: Eunephrops
Species: E. bairdii
Binomial name
Eunephrops bairdii
S. I. Smith, 1885

Eunephrops bairdii is a species of marine lobster endemic to the Caribbean Sea. It is found off the coasts of Colombia and Panama at depths between 230 m and 360 m. It reaches a length of up to 20 cm (carapace length of 4–9 cm), but is apparently too scarce for commercial exploitation [1].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lipke Holthuis (1991). "Eunephrops baridi (red lobster)". Marine Lobsters of the World. Food and Agriculture Organization. ISBN 92-5-103027-8. http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/bis/lobsters.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&record=Eunephrops%20bairdii. 


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