Nephropsis rosea

Nephropsis rosea, sometimes called the rosy lobsterette or two-toned lobsterette,^[2] is a species of lobster.

Nephropsis rosea
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Family:	Nephropidae
Genus:	Nephropsis
Species:	N. rosea
Binomial name
Nephropsis rosea Bate, 1888 [2]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, and as far north in the western Atlantic Ocean as Bermuda, and as far south as Guiana.^[3] It mostly lives at depths of 500–800 metres (1,600–2,600 ft), but has been observed between 420 and 1,280 metres (1,380 and 4,200 ft).^[3]

Size

N. rosea reaches a carapace length of 1–6 centimetres (0.39–2.36 in), or a total length of 2–13 centimetres (0.79–5.12 in).^[3]