Metanephrops challengeri

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Metanephrops challengeri (the New Zealand lobster or New Zealand scampi) is a species of lobster that lives around the coasts of New Zealand at depths of between 250 m and 1,000 m. It is an important source of scampi, for which it is caught by trawling.

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