''Metanephrops australiensis'', commonly known as Australian scampi or the northwest lobster, is a species of
lobster. It is found off the north-west coast of
Western Australia
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, ranging from the city of
Eucla to
Indonesia
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. It is prolific near
Port Hedland
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.
References
True lobsters
Crustaceans of Australia
Crustaceans described in 1966
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