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Metanephrops mozambicus

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Metanephrops mozambicus (commonly known as the African lobster) is a species of lobster that lives around south-east of Madagascar. Previously considered to be part of the species Metanephrops andamanicus (Andaman lobster), they were re-classified as a unique species in 1990.[2] The species is commercially trawled.[3]

References

  1. ^ Wahle, R.; Cockcroft, A.; MacDiarmid, A.; Butler, M.; Chan, T.Y. (2011). "Metanephrops mozambicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169963A6694019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169963A6694019.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "African lobster (Metanephrops mozambicus)". Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  3. ^ Marshall, Nina T. (2001). Stormy Seas for Marine Invertebrates: Trade in Sea Cucumbers, Sea Shells and Lobsters in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. p. 23. ISBN 9789966969804.
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Metanephrops mozambicus: Brief Summary

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Metanephrops mozambicus (commonly known as the African lobster) is a species of lobster that lives around south-east of Madagascar. Previously considered to be part of the species Metanephrops andamanicus (Andaman lobster), they were re-classified as a unique species in 1990. The species is commercially trawled.

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