Eunephrops manningi
Eunephrops manningi, the banded lobster,[3] is a species of lobster found in the West Indies. It was named in 1974 by carcinologist Lipke Holthuis after his friend and fellow carcinologist Raymond B. Manning.[4]
| Eunephrops manningi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Nephropidae |
| Genus: | Eunephrops |
| Species: | E. manningi |
| Binomial name | |
| Eunephrops manningi | |
Description
It grows to a length of 15 centimetres (6 in) (carapace length 4–7 cm or 1.6–2.8 in) and lives at depths of 450–550 metres (1,480–1,800 ft).[5] While it is large enough to be a target for commercial lobster fishing, this is precluded by its rarity, only three specimens having ever been collected.[5] It can be distinguished from other species in the genus by the lack of post-cervical spines on the carapace, and by the presence of only transverse grooves on the body segments of the abdomen.[5]
References
- M. Butler; T. Y. Chan; A. Cockcroft; A. MacDiarmid & R. Wahle (2011). "Eunephrops manningi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T169981A6698630. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169981A6698630.en.
- Lipke Holthuis (1974). "Biological Results of the University of Miami Deep-Sea Expeditions. 106. The lobsters of the superfamily Nephropidea of the Atlantic Ocean (Crustacea: Decapoda)". Bulletin of Marine Science. 24 (4): 723–884.
- "Eunephrops manningi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- Paul F. Clark & Frederick R. Schram (2009). "Raymond B. Manning: an appreciation". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 29 (4): 431–457. doi:10.1651/09-3158.1.
- Lipke B. Holthuis (1991). "Eunephrops manningi". FAO Species Catalogue, Volume 13. Marine Lobsters of the World. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Food and Agriculture Organization. ISBN 978-92-5-103027-1.
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