''Eunephrops'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
lobster
Lobsters are a family (biology), family (Nephropidae, Synonym (taxonomy), synonym Homaridae) of marine crustaceans. They have long bodies with muscular tails and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor. Three of their five pairs of legs ...
s, containing four species, all found in the Western
Atlantic Ocean
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Eunephrops bairdii
''Eunephrops bairdii'' is a species of marine lobster, commonly called the "red lobster", endemic to the Caribbean Sea. It is found off the coasts of Colombia and Panama at depths of . It reaches a length of up to , which is equivalent to a carap ...
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Smith, 1885
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Eunephrops cadenasi
''Eunephrops cadenasi'', sometimes called the sculptured lobster, is a species of lobster found in the Caribbean.
Description
''Eunephrops cadenasi'' is a medium-sized lobster with a cylindrical body. Adult male individuals of ''Eunephrops caden ...
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Chace, 1939
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Eunephrops luckhursti
''Eunephrops'' is a genus of lobsters, containing four species, all found in the Western Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth#Surfa ...
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Manning, 1997
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Eunephrops manningi
''Eunephrops manningi'', the banded lobster, is a species of lobster found in the West Indies. It was named in 1974 by carcinologist Lipke Holthuis after his friend and fellow carcinologist Raymond B. Manning.
Description
It grows to a lengt ...
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Holthuis, 1974
References
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True lobsters
Crustaceans of the Atlantic Ocean
Taxa named by Sidney Irving Smith