Microprotopus maculatus

Microprotopus maculatus is a species of crustacean. It belongs to the genus Microprotopus and family Microprotopidae. It was described by Alfred Merle Norman in 1867.

Description
Microprotopus maculatus approximately length is 3 mm. It has blackish densely mottled. This species lives between depth range from 0 to 70 meters and often on sandy bottoms.

Distribution
Microprotopus maculatus mainly found in the European waters such as North-East Atlantic, North Sea; particularity from Isefjord to the Adriatic. Also, significant amount found in the North American waters, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean.