WoRMS taxon details
Metanephrops mozambicus Macpherson, 1990
241290 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:241290)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Macpherson, E. (1990). Crustacea Decapoda: On a collection of Nephropidae from the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific. in: Crosnier, A. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 6. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 145: 289-329. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype MNHN AS 457, geounit Madagascar
Holotype MNHN AS 457, geounit Madagascar [details]
Depth range Depth range from 200 to 750m; most common between 400 and 500m
Depth range Depth range from 200 to 750m; most common between 400 and 500m [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Metanephrops mozambicus Macpherson, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=241290 on 2025-10-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Macpherson, E. (1990). Crustacea Decapoda: On a collection of Nephropidae from the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific. in: Crosnier, A. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 6. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 145: 289-329. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
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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 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
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MNHN AS 457, geounit Madagascar [details]
Paratype MNHN AS 458, geounit Madagascar [details]
Unreviewed
Depth range Depth range from 200 to 750m; most common between 400 and 500m [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | African lobster | [details] |
