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Metanephrops mozambicus
Metanephrops mozambicus Macpherson, 1990
African lobster
Metanephrops mozambicus
photo by FAO

Family:  Nephropidae (clawed crabs)
Max. size:  20.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); 20 cm TL (female)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 180 - 750 m
Distribution:  Southwest Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific: from Kenya to Natal.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  It has a maximum total length of 20.5 cm (male) and 20 cm (female); and carapace lengths of 4.5 to 8.8 cm (male) and 3.7 to 8.3 (female). Minimum depth range from Ref. 122059. Occurs at depths from 200 to 750 m, but most common between 400 and 500 m (Ref. 4). Occurs along the edge of the continental slope on soft muddy substrata (Ref. 106911).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:   
 

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