''Metanephrops mozambicus'' ( commonly known as the African lobster) is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of lobster that lives around south-east of

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. Previously considered to be part of the species ''

Metanephrops andamanicus ''Metanephrops'' is a genus of lobsters, commonly known as scampi. Important species for fishery include '' Metanephrops australiensis'' (Australian scampi) and ''Metanephrops challengeri'' (New Zealand scampi). It differs from other lobsters ...

'' (Andaman lobster), they were re-classified as a unique species in 1990. The species is commercially trawled.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q6495306 True lobsters Crustaceans described in 1990