Metanephrops australiensis

Metanephrops australiensis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Family:	Nephropidae
Genus:	Metanephrops
Species:	M. australiensis
Binomial name
	Metanephrops australiensis; (Bruce, 1966)
Synonyms[2]
	Nephrops australiensis Bruce, 1966;

Metanephrops australiensis, commonly known as Australian scampi or the northwest lobster, is a species of lobster. It is found off the north-west coast of Western Australia, ranging from the city of Eucla to Indonesia. It is prolific near Port Hedland.[3]

References

R. Wahle; M. Butler; T. Y. Chan; A. Cockcroft & A. MacDiarmid (2011). "Metanephrops australiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169965A6694390. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169965A6694390.en.
T. Chan (2009). "Metanephrops australiensis (Bruce, 1966)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
Lipke B. Holthuis (1991). "Metanephrops australiensis". FAO Species Catalogue, Volume 13. Marine Lobsters of the World. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Food and Agriculture Organization. pp. 68–69. ISBN 92-5-103027-8.

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[1] R. Wahle; M. Butler; T. Y. Chan; A. Cockcroft & A. MacDiarmid (2011). "Metanephrops australiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169965A6694390. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169965A6694390.en.

[WoRMS-2] T. Chan (2009). "Metanephrops australiensis (Bruce, 1966)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 July 2017.

[3] Lipke B. Holthuis (1991). "Metanephrops australiensis". FAO Species Catalogue, Volume 13. Marine Lobsters of the World. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Food and Agriculture Organization. pp. 68–69. ISBN 92-5-103027-8.