- Animals
- ›Arthropods
- ›Crustaceans
- ›Typical Crustaceans
- ›Malacostracans
- ›Decapods, Isopods, and allies
- ›Decapods and Krill
- ›Decapods
- ›Crabs, Lobsters, Shrimps, and Allies
- ›Crayfishes and Lobsters
- ›Lobsters
- ›True Lobsters
- ›Metanephrops
Neptune Lobster
Metanephrops neptunus
Metanephrops neptunus, the Neptune lobster, is a rare species of deep water lobster found in the South China Sea. They were first identified in 1965 by A.J. Bruce. They were originally classified as Nephrops before being later classified as Metanephrops. They are one of 18 extant species in the genus.
From the article Metanephrops neptunus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Metanephrops neptunus size ranges from 230 to 290 mm (9.1 to 11.4 in). It has a carapace covered in small forward facing spines. The two claws are similar in shape with the left being a bit smaller than the right. The cephalothorax is red and the abdomen is white. The eyes are black. Males are slightly larger than females.
Range & habitat
Metanephrops neptunus are found in the South China Sea, Pacific Ocean, and Indian Ocean . They are found most commonly at depths of 500 to 800 metres (1,640 to 2,620 ft) but have been found as shallow as 300 metres (980 ft) and as deep as 940 metres (3,080 ft). M. neptunus are thought to burrow in the mud.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
Metanephrops neptunus are scavengers. They mainly eat detritus but have also been reported to eat nematodes, polychaetes, and other crustaceans.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
—
geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
Drag the globe to turn it. Dots are where records exist, not a range map; darker means more records.
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Metanephrops neptunus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 105681.