swap_horiz Thymops birsteini Alternatives

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American lobster (Homarus americanus)

The American lobster (Homarus americanus) is a large clawed crustacean inhabiting cold-water regions of the Northwest At...

Commercial Cold Water Northwest Atlantic Clawed

9.2 Excellent

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European lobster (Homarus gammarus)

The European lobster, *Homarus gammarus*, is a sizable crustacean belonging to the Nephropidae family. It inhabits cold-...

Commercial Cold Water Northeast Atlantic Clawed

8.8 Great

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Cuban furry lobster (Palinurellus gundlachi)

The Cuban furry lobster, *Palinurellus gundlachi*, is a small, spiny lobster found exclusively in the Caribbean Sea. It’...

Tropical Rare Caribbean Spiny

8.7 Great

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Palinurus barbarae

Palinurus barbarae is a species of spiny lobster in the family Palinuridae. It is associated with deep water in the sout...

Rare South Atlantic Spiny Deepsea

6.3 Fair

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New Zealand scampi (Metanephrops challengeri)

The New Zealand scampi (Metanephrops challengeri) is a deepwater lobsterette endemic to New Zealand waters, targeted by...

Commercial South Pacific Clawed Nephropidae

6.2 Fair

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Parker's spiny lobster (Projasus parkeri)

Projasus parkeri, Parker's spiny lobster, is a deep-water species found in the southwestern Indian Ocean, described from...

Rare South Pacific Spiny Deepsea

5.8 Mediocre

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Projasus bahamondei

Projasus bahamondei is a rare spiny lobster species known from deep waters off the Chilean and Peruvian coasts in the so...

Rare Spiny Deepsea Palinuridae

5.4 Mediocre

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Cape lobster (Homarus capensis)

The Cape lobster, Homarus capensis, is a clawed lobster in the family Nephropidae. It is native to marine waters off the...

South Africa Rare Cold Water Clawed

5.1 Mediocre

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Japanese lobsterette (Metanephrops japonicus)

Metanephrops japonicus, commonly called the Japanese lobster, is a clawed marine lobster in the family Nephropidae. It b...

Clawed Nephropidae Deepsea Northwest Pacific

5.0 Mediocre

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Chinese lobsterette (Metanephrops sinensis)

The Chinese lobsterette, Metanephrops sinensis, is a marine clawed lobster in the family Nephropidae, also recorded unde...

Clawed Nephropidae Deepsea Northwest Pacific

4.8 Poor

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Australian lobsterette (Metanephrops australiensis)

The Australian lobsterette (Metanephrops australiensis) is a deepwater clawed lobster native to Australian waters, contr...

Australia Clawed Nephropidae Deepsea

4.6 Poor

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Caribbean lobsterette (Metanephrops binghami)

The Caribbean lobsterette (Metanephrops binghami) is a small deepwater nephropsid lobster found in the western Atlantic...

Tropical Caribbean Clawed Nephropidae

4.4 Poor

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Taiwan lobsterette (Metanephrops taiwanicus)

The Taiwan lobsterette (Metanephrops taiwanicus) is a deepwater clawed lobster known from waters around Taiwan and neigh...

Rare Clawed Nephropidae Deepsea

4.2 Poor

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Andaman lobsterette (Metanephrops andamanicus)

The Andaman lobsterette (Metanephrops andamanicus) is a deepwater nephropsid crustacean found in the Indian Ocean, parti...

Tropical Indian Ocean Clawed Nephropidae

3.9 Poor

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Florida deepsea lobster (Nephropsis aculeata)

The Florida deepsea lobster (Nephropsis aculeata) is a small, clawless deepwater lobster found in the western Atlantic f...

Rare Clawed Nephropidae Deepsea

3.8 Poor

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Mozambique lobsterette (Metanephrops mozambicus)

Metanephrops mozambicus is a marine nephropid lobster also known as the African lobster. Described by Macpherson in 1990...

Africa Indian Ocean Clawed Nephropidae

3.7 Poor

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Thomson's lobsterette (Metanephrops thomsoni)

Thomson's lobsterette (Metanephrops thomsoni) is a deepwater species of clawed lobster in the family Nephropidae, record...

Rare Indo Pacific Clawed Nephropidae

3.4 Poor

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Neptune lobsterette (Metanephrops neptunus)

The Neptune lobsterette (Metanephrops neptunus) is a deepwater clawed lobster distributed in the Indo-Pacific region, on...

Rare Indo Pacific Clawed Nephropidae

3.3 Poor

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Velvet lobsterette (Metanephrops velutinus)

The velvet lobsterette, Metanephrops velutinus, is a deep-water clawed lobster of the family Nephropidae, named for the...

Indian Ocean Clawed Nephropidae Deepsea

3.1 Poor

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Thymopides grobovi

Thymopides grobovi is a deepwater nephropsid lobster from the northeastern Atlantic, known from limited specimens and na...

Rare Northeast Atlantic Clawed Nephropidae

2.0 Poor