Scyllarides herklotsii
Scyllarides herklotsii (Herklots, 1851)
Red slipper lobster
Scyllarides herklotsii
photo by FAO

Family:  Scyllaridae (slipper lobsters)
Max. size:  32 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 5 - 300 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: West Africa from Senegal to Angola.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth range from Ref. 122059. Occurs mostly in depths between 5 and 70 m, but also reported from deeper waters (beyond 200 m); on substrates of sand and rock, sometimes on mud (Ref. 4).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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