WoRMS taxon details
Metanephrops challengeri (Balss, 1914)
382850 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382850)
accepted
Species
Nephrops challengeri Balss, 1914 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Nephrops challengeri Balss, 1914) Balss, H. (1914). Ostasiatische Decapoden II. Die Natantia und Reptantia In: Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte Ostasiens, herausgegeben von Dr. F. Doflein. <em>Abhandlungen der mathematisch-physische Klasse der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> Suppl 2(3): 1-101. [details] 
Type locality contained in New Zealand
type locality contained in New Zealand [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Metanephrops challengeri (Balss, 1914). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382850 on 2025-06-21
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Nephrops challengeri Balss, 1914) Balss, H. (1914). Ostasiatische Decapoden II. Die Natantia und Reptantia In: Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte Ostasiens, herausgegeben von Dr. F. Doflein. <em>Abhandlungen der mathematisch-physische Klasse der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> Suppl 2(3): 1-101. [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Holthuis, L. B. (1991). FAO species catalogue. Vol 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. <em>FAO fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125(13): 1–292. [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.). [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Holthuis, L. B. (1991). FAO species catalogue. Vol 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. <em>FAO fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125(13): 1–292. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.). [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype BM 88.22, geounit New Zealand [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat Depth range from 140 to 640 m; substrate mud or sandy mud, firm enough for burrowing. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | New Zealand scampiNew Zealand lobsterdeep-water scampideep water scampi | [details] |
| German | Neuseeländischer Kaisergranat | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metanephrops challengeri)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nephrops challengeri (1) 136695) (from synonym Nephrops challengeri Balss, 1914)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Nephrops challengeri Balss, 1914)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metanephrops challengeri)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nephrops challengeri (1) 136695) (from synonym Nephrops challengeri Balss, 1914)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Nephrops challengeri Balss, 1914)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To ITIS
