Gladiator lobsterette
Nephropsis ensirostris
- Usual depth214–1,163 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 214–1,163 m · Deepest record: 1,306.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Gladiator lobsterette, gladiator lobsterette
Similar species
- Spinetail lobsterette
Nephropsis acanthura
- Indian Ocean lobsterette
Nephropsis stewarti
- Grooved lobsterette
Nephropsis sulcata
- Prickly deep-sea lobster
Acanthacaris tenuimana
- Andaman lobster
Metanephrops andamanicus
- China lobster
Metanephrops sinensis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 21 open-data records from 1901 to 2017.
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