Scyllarides roggeveeni Holthuis, 1967
Easter Island slipper lobster
Slipper lobster,  Ura raperape
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Family:  Scyllaridae (slipper lobsters)
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Southeast Pacific: Endemic to Easter Island.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Southeast Pacific: Easter Island. 40 cm, total body length; 11 cm, carapace length. All specimens were caught in lobster traps (Ref. 4).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  This species is caught and sold in restaurants in quantity (Ref. 90219). C: Refs. 4, 2898, 89847, 90219, 82703, 91097, 91130, 94136; O: Ref. 2898.

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