Eunephrops cadenasi

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

Eunephrops cadenasi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Nephropidae
Genus: Eunephrops
Species:
E. cadenasi
Binomial name
Eunephrops cadenasi
Chace, 1939

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′N 79°58′W),[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. M. Butler; T. Y. Chan; A. Cockcroft; A. MacDiarmid & R. Wahle (2011). "Eunephrops cadenasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170093A6711166. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T170093A6711166.en.
  2. Lipke B. Holthuis (1991). "Eunephrops cadenasi". Marine Lobsters of the World. FAO Species Catalogue, Volume 13. 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.
  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.
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