Eunephrops cadenasi

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Eunephrops cadenasi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Nephropidae
Genus: Eunephrops
Species:
E. cadenasi
Binomial name
Eunephrops cadenasi
Chace, 1939

Eunephrops cadenasi, sometimes called the sculptured lobster, is a species of lobster found in the Caribbean.

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Description

Eunephrops cadenasi is a medium-sized lobster with a cylindrical body. Adult male individuals of Eunephrops cadenasi reach a total length of 30 centimetres (12 in), and a carapace length of 5–14 cm (2.0–5.5 in), while females only reach a carapace length of 4–5 cm (1.6–2.0 in). [2] The first three pairs of legs bear claws, of which the first pair are enlarged. [2]

Distribution

The natural range of Eunephrops cadenasi extends from the seas off the Bahamas and Dominica southwards to Jamaica and Colombia. [2] They have been collected from depths of 434–591 metres (1,424–1,939 ft). [2]

Taxonomic history

Eunephrops cadenasi was named by Fenner A. Chace Jr. in 1939; the type locality was at a depth of 300–315 fathoms (1,800–1,890 ft; 549–576 m) at "Nicholas Channel south of Cay Sal Bank" ( 23°21′N79°58′W / 23.350°N 79.967°W / 23.350; -79.967 ), [2] north of the island of Cuba. The specific epithet cadenasi commemorates José Manuel Cadenas y Aguilera, Rector of the University of Havana. [3]

References

  1. Butler, M.; Chan, T.Y.; Cockcroft, A.; MacDiarmid, A.; Wahle, R. (2011). "Eunephrops cadenasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T170093A6711166. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T170093A6711166.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Lipke B. Holthuis (1991). "Eunephrops cadenasi". Marine Lobsters of the World. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Food and Agriculture Organization. ISBN   92-5-103027-8. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2010-10-02.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. Hans G. Hansson. "C". Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. B-NEAT, Baltic and North East Atlantic Taxa. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2010.