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Scyllarides elisabethae (Ortmann, 1894) Cape slipper lobster |
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| Family: | Scyllaridae (slipper lobsters) | |||
| Max. size: | 20 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthic; marine; depth range 37 - 380 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific and Southeast Atlantic: Mozambique and South Africa. | |||
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| Biology: | It has lengths of 20 cm, maximum total body length; 9 cm, carapace length (Ref. 4). Occurs at a depth range from 37 to 380 m (mostly less than 100 m) on a substrate of fine sediments, mud or fine sand. The animals seem to dig into the mud (Ref. 4). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | (LC); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. 123251) | |||
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