Eunephrops
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Eunephrops is a genus
of lobster
s, containing four species, all found in the Western Atlantic Ocean
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of lobster
Lobster
Clawed lobsters comprise a family of large marine crustaceans. Highly prized as seafood, lobsters are economically important, and are often one of the most profitable commodities in coastal areas they populate.Though several groups of crustaceans are known as lobsters, the clawed lobsters are most...
s, containing four species, all found in the Western Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
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- Eunephrops bairdiiEunephrops bairdiiEunephrops bairdii is a species of marine lobster, commonly called the "red lobster", endemic to the Caribbean Sea. It is found off the coasts of Colombia and Panama at depths of . It reaches a length of up to , which is equivalent to a carapace length of , but is apparently too scarce for...
Smith, 1885 - Eunephrops cadenasiEunephrops cadenasiEunephrops cadenasi, sometimes called the sculptured lobster, is a species of lobster found in the Caribbean.-Description:Eunephrops cadenasi is a medium-sized lobster with a cylindrical body. Adult male individuals of Eunephrops cadenasi reach a total length of , and a carapace length of , while...
Chace, 1939 - Eunephrops luckhursti Manning, 1997
- Eunephrops manningiEunephrops manningiEunephrops manningi, the banded lobster, is a species of lobster found in the Florida Straits and off the coast of Anguilla. It was named in 1974 by Lipke Holthuis after his good friend Raymond B. Manning. It grows to a length of and lives at depths of...
Holthuis, 1974