Choi, Jung HwaKim, Jung NyunKim, Mi HyangChang, Dae SooYoo, Joon TaekKim, Jin Koo2008-07-072009-06-022008-07-072009-06-022008-07-07Choi JH, Kim JN, Kim MH, Chang DS, Yoo JT, Kim JK. Population biology and feeding habits of the nephropid lobster Metanephrops thomsoni (Bate, 1888) in the East China Sea. Journal of Environmental Biology. 2008 Jul; 29(4): 453-6http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/113655Population biology and feeding habits of the nephropidlobsterMetanephrops thomsoni (Bate) was studied from a field survey sampled with bottom trawls in the East China Sea. The female/male ratio was 1.06:1. Three size-class groups were discriminated for both sexes, which may correspond to one to three year-old cohorts. The average stage fecundity was 471 in each brood. Larger than two-year-size-class females are multi broods during the breeding season. Gut analysis showed that this lobster is a common camivore and mainly consume crustaceans and fishes, regardless of sex and carapace length size.engAnimalsBody SizeChinaDiet --veterinaryFemaleFertility --physiologyFood Habits --physiologyGeographyMaleNephropidae --classificationOceans and SeasOvum --physiologyPopulation DynamicsSeasonsSex RatioJournal Article