| Metanephrops japonicus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Nephropidae |
| Genus: | Metanephrops |
| Species: | M. japonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Metanephrops japonicus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1873) | |
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Metanephrops japonicus is a species of lobster found in Japanese waters, and a gourmet food in Japanese cuisine. It occurs from Chōshi, Chiba Prefecture (Honshu) to the east coast of Kyushu, where it lives at depths of 200–440 metres (660–1,440 ft). Adults grow to a total length of 9–12 centimetres (3.5–4.7 in), and a carapace length of 3–7 cm (1.2–2.8 in).
References
- Butler, M.; Chan, T.Y.; Cockcroft, A.; MacDiarmid, A.; Wahle, R. (2011). "Metanephrops japonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170036A6716154. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T170036A6716154.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Tin-Yam Chan (2009). "Metanephrops japonicus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1873)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ Lipke B. Holthuis (1991). "Metanephrops japonicus". Marine Lobsters of the World. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Food and Agriculture Organization. p. 74. ISBN 92-5-103027-8.
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| Metanephrops japonicus | |
| Nephrops japonicus | |
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