Species FAO code: NEM

Metanephrops mozambicus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Czech Republic	cs Humr	–
Portugal	pt Lagostim-de-Moçambique	–
Spain	es Cigala de Mozambique	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Metanephrops mozambicus Macpherson, 1990

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

List item: Indian Ocean, Western

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Metanephrops mozambicus Macpherson, 1990

Scientific name

Metanephrops mozambicus

Author

Macpherson, 1990

Rank

Species

FAO code

NEM

Taxonomic classification

PhylumArthropoda
- SubphylumCrustacea
  - ClassMalacostraca
    - OrderDecapoda
      - FamilyNephropidae
        GenusMetanephrops
        SpeciesMetanephrops mozambicus

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Metanephrops mozambicus Macpherson, 1990

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

16 — CHAPTER 16 - PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH OR OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 1605 — Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved
  - 1605 30 — Lobster
    - 1605 30 10 — Lobster meat, cooked, for the manufacture of lobster butter or of lobster pastes, pâtés, soups or sauces
    - 1605 30 90 — Other

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Metanephrops mozambicus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Pots (traps)

Pots and traps

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western