Nephropsis rosea
Nephropsis rosea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Family: | Nephropidae |
Genus: | Nephropsis |
Species: | N. rosea
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Binomial name | |
Nephropsis rosea |
Nephropsis rosea, sometimes called the rosy lobsterette or two-toned lobsterette,[2] is a species of lobster.
Distribution and habitat[]
It is found in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, and as far north in the western Atlantic Ocean as Bermuda, and as far south as Guiana.[3] It mostly lives at depths of 500–800 metres (1,600–2,600 ft), but has been observed between 420 and 1,280 metres (1,380 and 4,200 ft).[3]
Size[]
N. rosea reaches a carapace length of 1–6 centimetres (0.39–2.36 in), or a total length of 2–13 centimetres (0.79–5.12 in).[3]
References[]
- ^ Wahle, R. (2011). "Nephropsis rosea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169986A6699669. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169986A6699669.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Nephropsis rosea Bates, 1888". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ^ a b c Lipke Holthuis (1991). "Nephropsis rosea". FAO species catalogue. Vol.13. Marine Lobsters of the World. FAO Fisheries Series. Food and Agriculture Organization. pp. 44–45. ISBN 92-5-103027-8.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- True lobsters
- Crustaceans of the Atlantic Ocean
- Crustaceans described in 1888
- Arthropods of the Dominican Republic
- Decapoda stubs