Metanephrops rubellus, Urugavian lobster : fisheries
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Metanephrops rubellus   (Moreira, 1903)

Urugavian lobster

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Nephropidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 50 - 150 m (Ref. 101590).  Subtropical; 22°S - 37°S, 59°W - 42°W (Ref. 4)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic: off the east coast of South America between 23 S (off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and 38 S (off Buenos Aires Province, Argentina).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122061)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

It has a total body length (adult specimen) ranging between 11 and 18 cm; and carapace length between 5 and 18 cm (Ref. 4). Maximum depth from Ref 4. Occurs at depths between 50 and 150 m deep (Ref. 4). Found on the shelf break (Ref. 106830).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Holthuis, L.B. 1991 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(13):292p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 4)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

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