Enoplometopus crosnieri

(Chan & Yu, 1998)

Vernacular names
English : Crosnier’s reef lobster
French : Homard de récif de Crosnier

Classification
Class : Malacostraca
Order : Decapoda
Family : Enoplometopidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species can reach 20 cm in length. Claws and abdomen with long white hair-like extentions. Color orange with darker edges. Scattered white spots on abdomen. Cephalothorax with white circle and two white bands. Orange antennae.

Range and habitat
The species occurs patchily in the Indo-Pacific area, from Taiwan to Philippines, south to Indonesia and northern Australia, east to Marquesas Islands. Lives in rocky and coral reefs at depths from 80 to 120 meters, rarely above.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : DATA DEFICIENT
CITES : Not listed
Status : The species’ status is unknown and even its taxonomic status remains debated. It could be threatened by habitat loss and overharvesting locally.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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