Eunephrops cadenasi
Species of lobster
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Eunephrops cadenasi, sometimes called the sculptured lobster, is a species of lobster found in the Caribbean.
| Eunephrops cadenasi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| 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
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]