Enoplometopus antillensis | |
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Conservation status
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![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
![]() Apparently Secure (NatureServe)[2] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Family: | Enoplometopidae |
Genus: | Enoplometopus |
Species: | E. antillensis
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Binomial name | |
Enoplometopus antillensis Lütken, 1865
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Enoplometopus antillensis (commonly dwarf reef lobster,[1] Atlantic reef lobster[4] or flaming reef lobster[5]) is a species of reef lobster endemic to warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean. It is found at depths of 5–201 m (16–659 ft) in rocky and coral reefs, where it hides in small crevices.[1] Dwarf reef lobsters are prized in the home aquarium hobby for their bright colors and small size.[4]