Red and white lobsterette
Nephropsis suhmi
- Usual depth987–1,553 m
- Water temperature14–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 28 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 987–1,553 m · Deepest record: 1,833.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Red and white lobsterette, red and white lobsterette
Other scientific names: Nephropsis meteor, Nephropsis orientalis
Similar species
- Spinetail lobsterette
Nephropsis acanthura
- Scarlet clawed lobster
Nephropsis atlantica
- Ridge-back lobsterette
Nephropsis carpenteri
- Gladiator lobsterette
Nephropsis ensirostris
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).
- 76 open-data records from 1975 to 2016.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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